School: Scoil an Chúrnánaigh, Caisleán Nua Thiar
- Location:
- Newcastle, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Ó Seaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0488, Page 076
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- Long ago there lived an old man in my district who was deaf and dumb from his infancy. This man's brother and wife were living with him in the house. After some time poor old man got sick and had to take to the bed. The priest used be brought to this man about once a month, this old man could not talk so he used to write his sins on a piece of paper and hand them to the priest, when the priest used have it read he used burn the paper. One day he came and when the old man handed him the piece of paper he(continues on next page)
