Volume: CBÉ 0460 (Part 1)

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   “There was a woman wan time and had wan son named Mick...”

   

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   you are cleverer than I thought." "Now will you remember that there are three persons in God." "I will," said the lad. "Very good" said the priest There is the Father" said he and he pointed to wan of the goats, "and there is the Son" said he and he pointing to another of 'em, and he pointed to the third wan and says he "there is the Holy Ghost." "Now said he to the boy you will surely remember that." "I will indeed" said the lad. The priest then went his way and nothing happened for a long time. About three months afterwards the priest happened on him again and the first thing that he asked the boy was how many perseons there was in God. "Well" said the boy The Father hit the Son with his horns and the Son kicked the Holy Ghost and I don't know what the dickens way it is now." The priest walked off and never asked him another question.

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   Date

   28 December 1937

   Item type

   Lore

   Folktales index

   AT1833D: The Names of the Persons of the Holy Trinity

   Language

   English

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Gaelic script

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