School: Cluain Tuirc (C.)

Location:
Cloonturk, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Máire Ní Gharaidh
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  1. Children and myself
    "About twenty years ago a middle aged man came to me to have his confession heard.
    "Father" he said, "I do not know when I was in here before" "How long I could not rightly say how long" Well tell me the sins you committed since? "Put me down for the whole job lot" Did you kill a man? Scratching his head he replied "No but I did everything but kill a man". Well tell me something definite. Still hesitation so I told him go heck and examine his conscience for some time. Returning to his chum who was outside the Church awaiting the result of the interview the man said "Mick no use going in there now he is only hearing murder cases today".
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
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      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Gharaidh
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Cloonturk, Co. Leitrim
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    Story told by Missioner in Annaduff during his ser