School: Naomh Pádraig, Carrowmena (roll number 16787)
- Location:
- Carrowmenagh, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Pádraig S. Ó Cathain
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- Once upon a time in this district a priest was putting the blessed ashes on the people's foreheads. A man thought that he was very slow and told the priest that if he would tell him what to say that he would help. The priest said you were born a clown, you'll live a clown and you'll die a clown" The man went into the sacristy and put some of the blessed ashes on a plate and began putting them on the people's foreheads, saying "you(continues on next page)