School: An Clochar, Dún an Ochta
- Location:
- Eyrecourt, Co. Galway
- Teacher: An tSr. Kostka
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- Annie Killackey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lispheasty, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Hubert Killackey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lispheasty, Co. Galway
- There was a boy one time and he was very stupid. He was so stupid that he couldn't be taught the Lord's Prayer. The Clergyman couldn't teach him either. The little boy could remember everything they told him but the Lord's Prayer. At last the Clergyman thought of a plan. He got a crowd of goats and wrote "Our Father" on one. "Who art in Heaven" on another and "Hallowed by thy name" on another, and so on until he had the Lord's Prayer(continues on next page)
