School: Ballivor (roll number 9380)
- Location:
- Ballivor, Co. Meath
- Teacher: T. Ua Conmhidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0694, Page 279
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- (continued from previous page)The same Lord Darnley, whoes son was in hell, was also a great enemy to the people.
His only friend was a man, named Mac Suibhne (pronounced Mac Sivinue) who was supposed to have been his rent-collector that time.
There was a path through the fields, where the people used to go to mass to Kildalkey by.
Lord Darnley, and Mac Suibhne, liked to test the people to see had they any love for him.
Lord Darnley, lay down on the path way, one morning, and pretended to be dead.
A crowd of people were coming up the path to mass, as it was Sunday, and to them, Mac Suibhne cried out that his master was dead. But the people paid no heed, but went their way saying "It is good enough for him." "that he may be in hell," etc.
When the people were out of sight, MacSuibhne, went to tell Lord Darnley he might get up, as he had seen the people did not mind him, but Lord Darnley did not get up, because he was dead in earnest
