School: Ballycumber (C.)
- Location:
- Ballycumber, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Mrs Fenelon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0810, Page 291
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- About four miles from Ballycumber lived an old unlettered man who had never received the Sacrament of Confirmation, and as the local school children were being instructed in preparation for that Sacrament, the Curate took the old man in hands to instruct him in the Catechism.
When the day of Confirmation came and after the Bishop had examined the children he approached the old man and asked him to tell him where Christ was Crucified. The old man paused for a moment and then answered in a loud voice "Mount Temple" peedless to say at such a solemn ceremony smiles appeared on many face. Even the Bishop himself found it hard to remain dignified. He gently told the poor man the true answer and administered to him the Sacrament of Confirmation. "Mount Temple" is a little rural village(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen Currums
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Grogan and Corroe, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Miss Kate Kenny
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 83
- Address
- Grogan and Corroe, Co. Offaly
