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School: Castleplunkett (roll number 15545)

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Séamus Ó Domhnaill
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    or two "wallops of his blackthorn".
    On one occasion he was preaching a sermon on hell, and after describing the punishment and torment of hell, he concluded something like this
    "People of Baslic! whenever any of you is tempted to commit some shameful act remember the punishment and pain of hell, and if that thought does not deter you, remember the blackthorn stick which I keep, specially, to correct the wrongdoer." Severe and all as he was, "there was many a sore heart in Baslic" when Father Fitzmaurice was promoted to a better parish.
    Related by Domnick Kelly, age 75, of Lisheen, who heard it from his father, Denis Kelly. Denis Kelly was present on the Sunday the chapel was closed.
    S.S. Ó Dómhnaill
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    S.S. Ó Dómhnaill
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Domnick Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Lisheen, Co. Roscommon