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School: St Boden's, Culdaff

Location:
Culdaff, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Doiminic Ó Duibhne
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  1. Black Bess (continued)

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    sleeping soundly and turning round she said "I thank your worship I got full value for that £1 but I did not for the first £1.
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  2. A Big Flood 1908

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    A Big Flood (1908 a.d.)
    This story was heard by: - Romey Cassidy
    Cloncha, Culdaff
    Co Donegal
    from: - Joe Mooney, (65yrs)
    Cloncha, Culdaff
    Co Donegal
    Once upon a time about thirty years ago in this parish there lived in Cloncha a man named McSheffery. He sold lime; one day he was away with a load of lime and it began to rain; it rained so heavy that it flooded the rivers.
    On his way home he had to cross a bridge. As he was going across the bridge the flood took him and the horse and cart down the river: he was drowned and the horse was saved.
    Before he went away he said to his neighbours that when he would go to bed at night, that nine
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    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. rain and floods (~124)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Romey Cassidy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonca, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Joe Mooney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Clonca, Co. Donegal