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School: Drumdigus (B.), Cill Mhuire (roll number 13478)

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Drumdigus, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Éamonn Mac Gearailt
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    When he went into the Chapel the people ran out, except an old man who was unable to run, and he kept saying. "The Cross of Jesus Christ between me and you. Then Maurice went into the priest and asked him why the people were running. The priest told him everyone thought he was dead. He also told him that he married his wife to the servant boy. "If you did" says Maurice "loosen them again." So the priest seperated Maurice's wife and the servant boy. Maurice and his wife lived happy together aferwards
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT1792A: The Priest's Pig
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Pat Bohannon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Drumdigus, Co. Clare