School: Dunlavin (B.)
- Location:
- Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Gogáin
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- A number of years ago there lived in Dunlavin a priest whose custom it was to travel around on fair days collecting money.
One day as he was on his usual rounds a mountainman from beyond Donard whom he met said he had no change. The priest said "If I lend you a penny now will you pay me back later? " "I will " replied the mountainman. Some days later the priest received an un stamped envelope containing a penny but he had to pay double postage.
He was therefore outwitted by his humble peasant parishioner.- Collector
- Thomas Norton
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow
- Informant
- Mr H. Fisher
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 82
- Address
- Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow