School: Árd Bán (roll number 11904)
- Location:
- Ardbane, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Briain Ó hEarchaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1031, Page 126
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“Once upon a time a woman began to churn one day.”
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- John Kerrs
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Tullynagreana, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Edward Kerrs
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- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Tullynagreana, Co. Donegal
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“There was a house built by night in Tullynagrena.”
There was a house built by night in Tullynagrena. It was built for Paddy Mac Groarty eighty yrs ago by Molly Mc Guires men. They built it three hours before day. When people of the townland went to bed there was no house there or no stones. When they had it built they put a fire in it and put a blind on Paddy Mc Groarty and led him in. They put straw for thatch(continues on next page)