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School: Gleann Tochair (roll number 16611)

Location:
Glentogher, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
An tSr. Sorcha A. Ní Dhómhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1115, Page 310

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    house they found that one man was missing. They all went back in search of him. When they reached the Cloghan Hill again, they saw by clear moonlight, a horse grazing along the road. Thy could see no trace of the lost man. Then they began to think that he must have fallen into the river along their way.
    They rode a short distance and espied the missing man not dead, not drowned, but riding on a sod fence, his hat off, using both whip and spur against both sides of the fence and shouting at the top of his voice.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Mac Laughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowblagh, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    James Mc Laughlin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Carrowmore or Glentogher, Co. Donegal