School: Mercy Convent, Belturbet
- Location:
- Belturbet, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- About seventy years ago there was a Roman Catholic priest in Belturbet names Father Gleeson.
One day he went into a Public House to sell tickets . `When he came out he met a man names Sam Knipe . When passing the priest Sam insolently said "Were you in having a drink?" and other insulting things.
The priest had a stick in his hand and he drew it across the road saying. "You will never go across that mark".
Sam went home and that(continues on next page)- Collector
- Josie Smith
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Belturbet, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr J. Tallon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 83
- Address
- Belturbet, Co. Cavan