School: St. Mary's (B.), Droichead Átha (roll number 15125)
- Location:
- Drogheda, Co. Louth
- Teacher: A. Mac Uidhlinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0680, Page 432
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- This story is a true one. In the place which is called The Grove, a Catholic family called Cossler lived. They were evicted by a man called Ball.
This man and his family were Protestants and they did all they could against Catholics.
A Priest told a man that Ball's brother was in hell. When Ball heard this he was very angry.
One day he held a great feast and asked his friends and he also asked the Priest to come. The Priest came.
At the beginning of the feast Ball pointed at a covered dish in the middle of the table and says he to the Priest, "Take the cover off that dish", and says the Priest, "I don't want to".
"Take the cover off that dish", says Ball and he angry. "All right", says the Priest and he lifted it off and what(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brendan Mc Quillan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Old Hill, Co. Louth
- Informant
- Mary Meehan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Sampson's Lane, Co. Louth
