School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592E, Page 08_054
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“Long ago there lived a certain woman whom everybody thought was a terrible sinner.”
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Long ago there lived a certain woman whom everybody thought was a terrible sinner .The priest spoke from the altar and told the people never to give her a sup of milk to rear her seven sons.So a certain woman used leave a small jug on the back -window for her.If this was known the house would be cursed.
At last she fell very ill and she was dying ,and a messenger went for the priest but,he would not come,so a second messenger went for him but he refused this time.At last a third man went for him ,and told him he would be sorry if he did not come,so he came ,and as he was going in the door ,another priest was coming(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridget Keely
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Slieveanore, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Thomas Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 37
- Address
- Islandmore, Co. Clare