School: Cill a' Ghaimhrín (Killgevrin) (roll number 12002)
- Location:
- Cill Ghoibhreann, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: Proinsíos P. Ó Doláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0042, Page 0338
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - There was once a man named Patsey Heavy. And the Priest employed him for a week and he said he would give him thirteen shillings for the week to put out the turf. Patsey went to the bog to put out the turf. He worked very hard and put out the turf in three days. He went to the priest for his money. The priest asked him had he all the turf out. He said he had. The Priest gave him six shillings. Patsey thought he get thirteen shillings. So he began to curse the Priest. The Priest said "I bet you are not able to say your prayers as well as you are able to curse." He told Patsey(continues on next page)
