School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)
- Location:
- Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Liam Ó Catháin
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Long, long ago there was a man and he was going to confession. When he reached the church he went in and said his prayers. He went up to the confession box and while he was waiting for his confession he asked the priest what time it was. The priest told him. Then he went into the confession box and was telling his confession. This man was a terrible pick-pocket. He would pick the eye out of your head. Anyway he put in his hand through the hole and took the watch out of the priest's pocket. He was telling his sins and he said "I stole a watch and here it is for you". "No" said the priest "give it to the person you(continues on next page)
