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School: Stormanstown, Ardee (roll number 9371)

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Stormanstown, Co. Louth
Teacher:
P. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0668, Page 158

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    Owen Breen, called "the ould Gó (Taba) because of his trade and because his son Pat worked with him, lived near Aclint School. In his old age he grew rather silly. One day he called in to John Callan's for a "crack" (chat). The conversation turned upon souls.
    "I'm told, Callan," said Owen, that souls are so small that three of them could sit on your thumb nail."
    "So I'm told, Owen", replied John.
    "D- it, Callan", commented the meditative Go, "if they're no bigger than that, they're not worth saving!"
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