School: Sráid na Cathrach (B.) (roll number 8850)
- Location:
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0622, Page 373
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- Around this place there is a story about a very simple man who lived in Kilfarboy and did all sorts of queer things.
One day he was at mass and a sunbeam crossed the church near where he was sitting.
He thought it was a clothes hanger.
He hung his coat on the sunbeam and it held it up.
When mass was over he took his coat and went home.
Next Sunday when he went to Mass the beam was there again and he hung up his coat but the beam bent a little.
When mass was over he took his coat and went home.
The third Sunday he came and the beam was there.
He hung his coat on the beam but it broke and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pat O' Gorman
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Thomas Mc Mahon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Cloonbony, Co. Clare
