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    what was the best religion to die in, "Man of God", she said, "You know both ways, you, like myself were a catholic. Now you are a good protestant, which is the better religion to die in? I want to know for the sake of my eternal welfare".
    The chaplain said, "Good Lady the protestant religion is the best to live in but the catholic religion is best to die in". At that the Dowager tried to shout for her soldiers, but speech failed her. She muttered threats of death and imprisonment on the faithless chaplain. She turned her head aside and died eating her shoulder. When the soldiers came to her room she was dead.
    When she was buried first she used to stand up again. They did every thing they could but at last they built a big wall around her
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lissardboola, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Ed Walsh
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Lissardboola, Co. Kerry