School: Twomilehouse (roll number 2284)
- Location:
- Teach an Dá Mhíle, Co. Chill Dara
- Teacher: Tomás Bineidh
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- 13th July 1938
Stories about the Mass
There was once a priest who had a certain number of masses to say before he died. But one day the priest died suddenly with one mass left unsaid. About a week after his death he came back to the Church where a crowd of people were kneeling in prayer, and asked if one of them would serve a Mass for hum, as it was this special Mass that was keeping him out of heaven. The people were cowardly and the priests request was not answered for a long time,(continues on next page)- Collector
- James Curran
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Baile Sheáin, Co. Chill Dara
- Informant
- Mr Hannon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 74