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School: Bog-fhód (Buckode) (roll number 3736)

Location:
Buckode, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Muiris Mac Gearailt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0191, Page 086

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    of the house, a red haired woman, forgetting that the day was Friday placed a cooked chicken before the priest. All of a sudden she thought of the day it was and implored the saints forgiveness.
    He asked the woman what she had for dinner on Friday and she said slim cake. She explained to him that their were no fish in the loch. The saint being surprised to hear that gathered the bones of the chicken to him and walked as far as the brink of the lake with them. Raising his hands over them in prayer he threw them into Lough Melvin and the chicken
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
        1. religious tales (~1,085)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Connolly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gorteendarragh, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    John Connolly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Gorteendarragh, Co. Leitrim