School: Gurteen, Ballymahon
- Location:
- Gorteenclareen, Co. Longford
- Teacher: F. Ó Murchadha
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- (continued from previous page)would be a great disappointment to the people. The boy said "Sure I'd do it, Father, if you tell me what to say". "Well" said the priest as he was going out "You were born an idiot and you will die an idiot". The boy went out to where the people were kneeling at the altar-rails and commenced to put Blessed Ashes on their forehead saying at the same time. "You were born an idiot and you will die an idiot" until the people recognised him and came away.
- Once upon a time a man dreamt that there was a crock of gold hidden in a fort in his farm. Early the next(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas Casey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ardoghil, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Mrs P. Casey
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Ardoghil, Co. Longford
