School: St Columba's, Buncrana
- Location:
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Eoghan Ua Gallchobhair
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- There was a man named Edward Bonner living in Ballynarry. Near his house was a small green called he "Bonnie Wee Green". In the summer time when the Scotch people were over the holidays Edward and his family and the Scotch people used to go out every night and dance on the green. The grass on the green never showed any signs of being trampled upon and no tracks were seen on the green at any time.
One night when they were in the house a strange old woman came in and told them to stop dancing on the green. They took no notice of what the old woman said but carried on dancing every night as usual. After that Edward Bonner and his family had very bad luck. They lost all their cattle. Some of them died and one was drowned in a river close by.
Mrs. Cutliffe, Lisowen, Buncrana
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- Mrs Cutliffe
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- Female
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- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
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“At one time a man decided to build a house on the green.”
At one time a man decided to build a house on the green. He got all the stuff ready ad proceeded to build. When he slept the first night he dreamt that the fairies told him to stop building the(continues on next page)