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School: Twomilehouse (roll number 2284)

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Twomilehouse, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Tomás Bineidh
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    One time there lived a man who led a very bad life, and it came to pass he was about to die when someone sent for the priest. The priest came to give him the last rites of the Church.
    The man died but he was not sorry for his sins. The night he was buried at twelve o'clock, a knock came to the priest's door. When the knock sounded three times the priest opened the door and a voice said, "Father follow me". The priest followed until he came to the gates of the Churchyard and there he saw an angel, and the angel said, I demand ye in the name of the Lord
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
        1. religious tales (~1,085)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Esther Leonard
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Johnstown or Dunshane, Co. Kildare