School: Caitrín Naomhtha, Eachdhruim (roll number 14423)

Location:
Aughrim, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Ceocháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029, Page 0540

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029, Page 0540

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  1. About two hundred years ago a certain priest died in the parish. One night about a hundred years afterwards, when he was forgotten, a woman came into the Church where he used to say Mass.
    She was a very holy woman, and every night before retiring to bed, she always took a short visit to the Church because she lived beside it.
    This night it was twelve o'clock when suddenly she heard a voice. She looked up, and saw this long-forgotten priest. She told
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
        1. religious tales (~1,085)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Betty Carthy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Northbrook, Co. Galway