School: Bracknagh (2)
- Location:
- Bracknagh, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: S. Mac Giobúin
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- A priest and a bishop lived in the same town and they had one work-boy between them. The boy used to be late every morning. Some mornings he used be late so late he could not go to the Bishop. One morning luck for himself he went to the Bishop's house for when he came to the Priest's house he was waiting for him by the gate. When he saw him coming, late, late, late again Johnny, he said, run to the shop for sugar. The boy when he heard this said, Eh, Father, what causes legs to swell and a break down in health. The Priest tuned on him a severe look and said, staying out late at night, gambling, and dancing. The boy went a little distance when the Priest called him and said, If you are bad you may go home. Oh no father I'm not bad but I was up with the other old man and he is in bed bad with them, said the boy starting to run for his errand.
- Collector
- Kathleen Carey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Nahana, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Mr Paul Carey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Nahana, Co. Offaly
