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Rahans, Co. Mayo
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Máirtín Ó Longáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0151, Page 58

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    “Once upon a time the monks of Moyne Abbey had a lot of cows.”

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    dinner tomorrow." The monk said he would come. The monk came the next day to the Bishops house. The bishops had also invited a cute person to the dinner. They began eating and when they had finished the person and the monk began to talk about religion. When they were a long time talking the monk saw that the person was getting the better of him. The monk said "How can i argue against two" "how dare you" said the Bishop. I did not say a word. The monk then said "I did not say a word to you. I mean the person and the devil". The bishop got up from his seat and got his shot-gun
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
        1. religious tales (~1,085)
    2. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sean Wynne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballina, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Padden
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Ballina, Co. Mayo