School: Glenderry (roll number 10403)
- Location:
- Glenderry, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Peadar Ó Gleathbhúir
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- Long ago there was a seminary where students were studying for the priesthood. A bishop came to see them and he asked the priest in charge how were they getting on. "All right," said he, "but one of them could not give a straight answer to any question." I will get a straight answer from him," said the Bishop. "John," said he to the student, "could you baptise a child with soup?" "Well, my lord," said John, "you could not baptise a child with this soup your lordship gets, but you could, I think, baptise(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nicholas Higgins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glenderry, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- John Higgins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glenderry, Co. Kerry
