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School: Muine Chonalláin (C.)

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Bunnyconnellan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
M. Ní Lochnáin
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    Years ago a bishop visited this parish to administer the Sacrament of Confirmation.
    He stayed with the parish priest for the night intending to start early next morning to visit the next parish.
    The local priest gave orders to his servant boy to awaken the bishop early next morning by knocking on his Lordship's bedroom door.
    The boy arose in good time to carry out these orders and came to the bishop's door and knocked.
    The bishop said
    "Who is there"
    and the boy meaning to say "It is the boy my Lord" said "It is the Lord my boy it
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Weir
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowreagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs W. Weir
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    42
    Address
    Carrowreagh, Co. Mayo