School: Presentation Convent, Lucan

Location:
Lucan, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Sr M. Gabriel
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    and drinking. The priest passed through and the old man with him and no one saw them (they were made invisible). When they reached the door the old man disappeared and when the priest entered the room the girl asked him who told him she had been ill because no one knew that she was ill.
    The priest then asked her if she had ever said any special prayer to any saint and she said that she had promised her mother to say the little prayer "Jesus, Mary and Joseph" no matter what happened. Then she made a good Confession and received Holy Communion. The priest said that it must have been St. Joseph who brought him to the girl.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
        1. religious tales (~1,085)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rita Grahame
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lucan, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mrs T. Brennan
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    The Crescent, Co. Dublin