School: Tulach an Iarainn (roll number 1289)
- Location:
- Tallow, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Eibhlín Ní Dhubhshláinge
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0638, Page 242
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- The Parish Priest of a certain parish was getting old and didn't regulate the Missal before Mass; he did it after saying the Acts. The curate of the parish was methodical and regulated it always before Mass.
One Sunday the Parish Priest was upset and took a long time to mark the Missal. The clerk, who was a long time in his service, could speak freely to the Parish Priest, felt disappointed being delayed so long at Mass and possibly he heard some of the parishioners grumbling too at being delayed so long. On the next Sunday when the Parish Priest was there to say Mass, the clerk thought it was a good opportunity to give him a hint. He began by saying "Fr., you were slow last Sunday about the Mass. Couldn't you do like the curate does?" "What is that?" asked the Parish Priest. "He takes the book after the Acts and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patricia Beecher
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tallow, Co. Waterford
- Informant
- Mr J Barry
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Tallow, Co. Waterford
