School: Arklow (B.)
- Location:
- Arklow, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Gearóid Inglis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0924, Page 15
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- (continued from previous page)an' har'ly waited till the farmer was in the house till he said goodbye to him an' his wife.
He went off to another part but he couldn't get it off his mind about the child. So he went an' tould a priest an' the priest tould him to go back to Gorey and tell the Parish Priest there everything, that happened.
So off went the tailor and when he came to Gorey he told the Parish Priest.
"I'll go to the house" says the Parish Priest, and "you come with me" says he to the tailor. The two of them left the priest's house together and they in the priest's car.
The priest began prayin' out of his prayerbook and never stopped until they came to the farmer's house. He took out his stole and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peter Weadock
- Gender
- Male
