School: Drummond
- Location:
- Drummin, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: P. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0903, Page 203
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- (continued from previous page)placed ten shillings in his hat. The farmer came out rejoicing and went to the public house and stopped there until the money was spent. The priest watched him and wished to give him a fright so that he might never drink any more. So crossing the road in a late hour of the night he stopped the farmer and asked him who he was.
He told him and asked him who he was? The priest said he was God come down from heaven to warn him to give up drink. The farmer replied quickly "Go home and tell your mother she owes me ten shillings." The priest went home downhearted knowing there is no cure for a drunkard.
- Collector
- Brigid Kielthy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drummin, Co. Carlow
- Informant
- Larry Kielthy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 22
