When the priest was collecting pennies at mass one day, he said to a man - "What is matrimony? "Hell upon earth for some me Lord", the man answered.

Abstract: Story collected by Mary B. O' Kelly, a student at Walterstown school (Walterstown, Co. Meath) from informant Mrs L. Drumm.

Original reference: 0686/2/189

 Walterstown [Vol. 0686, Chapter 0002]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Meath Schools

COLLECTOR
Kelly, Mary B. O' 
Gender
female
Location
Monktown (Townland) 
Monktown (Civil parish) 
Skreen (Barony) 
Meath (County) 
INFORMANT
Drumm, Mrs L. 
Gender
female
Occupation
oibrí tí
Location
Monktown (Townland) 
Monktown (Civil parish) 
Skreen (Barony) 
Meath (County) 

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Resource description

Origin information
Walterstown, Co. Meath
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 204
Volume 0686
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Proinseas, Bean Uí Cheallaigh.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Manners and customs   linked data (lcsh)
Events (by time of year)--Ócáidí (de réir trátha bliana)
Verbal arts and literature   linked data (afset)
Verbal arts--Ealaín bhéil
Jokes   linked data (lcsh)
Jokes--Scéalta grinn
Folk beliefs   linked data (afset)
Folk belief--Creidiúint choiteann
Recreation   linked data (lcsh)
Entertainments and recreational activities--Siamsaíocht agus caitheamh aimsire
School location
Walterstown Walterstown Monktown Skreen Meath
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5107132
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0686/2/189

Suggested credit
"When the priest was collecting pennies at mass one day, he said to a man - "What is matrimony? "Hell upon earth for some me Lord", the man answered."in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5107132>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Proinseas, Bean Uí Cheallaigh.
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

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