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School: St. Cronan's, Bray

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Bray, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Patrick Mac Donnell
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    (continued from previous page)
    to Fr. Healy the first note he counted to him was,
    (1) "The Bard of Armagh."
    (2) "Kathleen Mavoureen."
    (3) "Billy Byrne."
    (4) "The Rocky Road to Dublin."
    (5) "The Bold Soldier Boy."
    "Begone!" said Fr. Healy, "you old fool. You sold my poor old horse for a song.
    Another incident of Fr. Healy was, when he was dining with the Late Lord and Lady Powerscourt. The decorators had finished decorating and painting the dining-room. The ceiling was a magnificent blue. Lady Powerscourt asked Fr. Healy did he like it, so he asked her had the contractor furnished his bill yet. She said "no", so Fr. Healy said "Its a blue look-up for him."
    One time when the Late Lady Powerscourt visited Fr. Healy, who was
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dargan Street, Co. Wicklow