School: St. Anne's (B.)
- Location:
- Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Mac an t Saoir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1012, Page 127
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- There was a parish priest who once held a missions which was given by the Jesuits Fathers, The parish priest had two chickens cooked for dinner, when he had to go on a sick call. So when he went the two Jesuit Fathers say down and ate the two chickens.
When evening came the priest and the two Jesuit Fathers were walking round the church and they saw a rooster and some hens stepping about. "I ant that rooster very proud looking I ant the walking very proudly" says the priest(continues on next page)
A more recent version of this transcript is awaiting approval- Collector
- Eugene Traynor
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
