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School: Eslin (roll number 10026)

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Eslinbridge, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Pilib Mac Aonghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0218, Page 027

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    mad in this world and be dammed in the next ; so everyone knew who was talking a wrong oath; or not. If nothing happened to him after that the people believed he was innocent. And of course if he went he would be believed to be guilty.
    When the Penal Laws came to Ireland this book or Gospel was put in a well beside a well, and it stayed there for nearly two hundred years. After that some men from Sligo found the Shrine, and no one is certain whether the Gospel is there or not.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Tom Kilken
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    84
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Mohill, Co. Leitrim