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The Ballad, dying parishioner. In despair he started, an appreciation of the poem,, Grilligan.", Write, of father, Appreciation, Gilligan, The, Ballad of Father, Gilligan" is a, illustrates God's, Ballad of Fafher, It, Sympathy Con ), everlasting be nevolence and how, * The, touching narrative., he, earnest priest, intervenes, in the life of an, Father Peter, at the time of immense, the, Yedemption of the souls of his destitute, was tired in, Grilligan, was extremely concerned on, parishioners. Fa ther Gilligan, carrying out, his Piestly duties day and, night during an epidemic in the Irish, not only give,, comppbn people, Country side. He had to, the last communion to his poor folks, dying in large numbers, but, conduct funeral services for them., who, were, also to, One evening complete ly ex hausted, tired, strain of duties, father Gilligan, had dozed off. Suddenly , he was jolted, from skep by the urgingn, by the, Call of ano ther, to grumble, Realising his mistake he as ked, for the forgiveness of God. While he e, and, began to complain to Grod.