School: Árd Bán (roll number 11904)
- Location:
- An tArd Bán, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Briain Ó hEarchaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1031, Page 009
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“There is a churn in our house, and it is three and a half feet long.”
(continued from previous page)the neighbours and told them to come and help her. When they were all gathered in, the house was full of people, and for five hours they were churning and no bitter came on the milk. At last the neighbours got tired and the woman had to leave the milk and ever since that time till the day she died there came no butter on the milk.
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“Once upon a time there was a man and his name was Finn Mac Cumhail.”
Once upon a time there was a man and his name was Finn Mc Cumhail. One day he was up on the top of Carn and he fired a stone 15 miles. It was so heavy that no man was able to lift it. People say that it is to be seen yet on a hill near Glenties. He was fighting for three nights and three days with three men. There was another man called James Ward in Eglish and he jumped a river and it was a half(continues on next page) - Collector
- Grace Campbell
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 10
- Address
- Mín an Bhaill Deirg, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Informant
- Mrs Margaret Mc Groary
- Relation
- Not a relative
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 52
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Mín an Bhaill Deirg, Co. Dhún na nGall