School: Coratillon
- Location:
- Corratillan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Michael O' Beirn
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- The Mass had to be said on hillsides in former times. There are people who ceased attending Mass for some reason. No questions were asked of a priest when he was saying Mass.Once upon a time a man named Jack Darcy, Corlough, Bawnboy, Co. Cavan knew he was going to die. He ate his usual meals on that morning and did his usual work. When he had finished, he ordered his servant boy to go for the priest. He went for the priest and he told him the story about the man. The priest only laughed and said there would be no use in him going to him when he had been in his usual health. When the boy(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen B. Mc Govern
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tonlegee, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr Gregory Mc Govern
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tonlegee, Co. Cavan
