School: Cillín
- Location:
- Killeen, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Pádraic Ó Hubáin
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- Two preists were walking along the road, One was a parish priest and the other was a carater. A begger was travelling along and he met the two priests. The parish priest gave him a shillingand the carater gave him sixpence. When the bigger got the soxpence he said “God bless you” and when he got the shilling he said “God almighty bless you” One of the priests asked him what was the difference between “God bless you” and “God almighty bless you” the bigger said “sixpence father”
- Informant
- Peter Doherty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockaun, Co. Mayo
- A man once went to confession, and he was not at confession for ten years before, that, the priest asked him ho wlong since(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Brigid Tighe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shanaghy, Co. Mayo