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School: Baile Mac Rabhartaigh (roll number 3978)

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Ballymagrorty, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Fiannaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1032, Page 159

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    A priest one time got a pair of shoes made with a shoe-maker. The price of the shoes was fourteen shillings. He brought them to the priest. It happened that this man did not go to the chapel.
    The priest got at him about not going to the chapel. Before he made the shoes the priest gave him seven shillings and he told him that he would bet the other seven shillings that he could not bless himself and say the Lord’s prayer and the Angelical Salutation. He said he could. So he blessed himself and asked the priest if that was right. The priest said it was. So he began the Lord’s prayer.
    “Our father who art in heaven out of fourteen you gave me seven. Hail Mary full of grace give me the rest and I will leave the place.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Mc Grane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Birra, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    John Tierney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    20
    Address
    Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh