School: Lathaigh (Laghey)
- Location:
- Laghy, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Proinsias Mac Pháidín
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- Once upon a time there was a boy who hit his father. Some time after he got sorry for hitting him and he went to confession. When he told the sin to the priest he couldn’t forgive it. The priest told him to go to the Bishop. When he went to the Bishop he couldn’t forgive the sin either. Then he told him to(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Gallagher
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Greaghs, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Tommy Gallagher
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Greaghs, Co. Donegal