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School: Caitrín Naomhtha, Eachdhruim (roll number 14423)

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Aughrim, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Ceocháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029, Page 0533

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029, Page 0533

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  1. Religious Stories

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    Religious stories are not very plentiful in this locality, but I heard one which is as follows.
    One day a priest was hearing Confessions, and a dumb man went to get his Confession heard. He had a small piece of paper, on which his sins were written. He gave this to the priest and went his way again. All priests are supposed to burn the piece of paper they receive from a "dummy" while hearing Confession.
    This priest went out with the intention of burning the paper, and went into the library, which was on his way home. He left the paper
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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
    Annie Carroll
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fairfield, Co. Galway