School: Scoil an Churnánaigh, Caisleán Nua Thiar

Location:
Newcastle, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Pr. Ó Fionnmhacháin
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  2. 2 Once upon atime there lived a man in Glenbawn by the mane of Taed Wolfe. He was a dummy. It happened that after a time the dummy fell very sick. The people of the house used to send for the priest about once a month for him.
    The way that the dummy used make his confession was to write his sins down on a piece of paper and then he used to hand the paper to the priest. The priest after reading
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