School: Árd Bán (roll number 11904)
- Location:
- Ardbane, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Briain Ó hEarchaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1031, Page 030
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“Once upon a time there was a man and he went away to look for work.”
(continued from previous page)boy started and he went to Crohar's house and Crohar was away hunting. The boy asked the servant were there any room that Crohar would not get him. Next morning Crohar went away again and the boy got a hatchet and cut down the tree and there jumped a duck out of it and the duck layed an egg. Then the boy ran and caught the egg. At that moment Crohar Fáirne came roaring like a mad bull down from the hill. The boy fired the egg and it went down Crothar's throat and he fell dead on the ground. Then the boy went back to the castle and married the girl and lived happily with plenty of gold and silver.
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“Once upon a time there were three people living in a house a man a woman and a little girl.”
Once upon a time there were three people living in a house, a man, a woman and a little girl. These people were very poor and they had nothing to live on(continues on next page) - Collector
- Annie Campbell
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Meenawilderg, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mrs Margaret Mc Groary
- Relation
- Not a relative
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 52
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Meenawilderg, Co. Donegal