School: Teach Chaoin (C.) (roll number 6681)
- Location:
- Tagheen, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Bríd, Bean Uí Áinlighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0096, Page 100
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- (continued from previous page)ordered all the horses to be taken but two and he began to read from his Breviary, and the two horses pulled the carriage without any trouble, and that priests life was saved also.
When "Seán na Sagart" could get no priest's heads he pretended to be ill and sent his sister for a priest to give him the last Sacraments. As soon as the girl left the room Seán lay in bed with a dagger by his side. When the priest got the message he knew that his head was to be taken off, still he would not refuse the call. When the priest went into the room Seán jumped up to take off his head, but the priest fled the room with Seán after him, and across the fields they went until they came to a stream. The priest jumped it but Seán failed. When the priest was safely on the other side Seán threw the knife after him and it stuck in the ground at the priest's heels. A pedler who was looking on shouted to the priest and said "scían scian a shagairt". The priest at once(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Fallon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lehinch Demesne, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Fallon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lehinch Demesne, Co. Mayo
