School: Loughill
- Location:
- Ballymunterhiggin, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Eibhlis Ní Mhathghamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1026, Page 199
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“One time there was a man going around looking for a place or for some farmer to hire him.”
(continued from previous page)From him as long as he would live, so he gave him a big farm of land and a big house and all the money he wanted. So he settled down there and got married to a great lady and lived happily ever after.
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“Once upon a time there lived a little girl and her age was seven years, and her little brother whose age was nine years.”
Once upon a time there lived a little girl and her age was seven years and her little brother whose age was nine years. These children lived in a poor part of the country with their father and mother. The father and mother died and the children did not know what to do because they had no food to eat and their neighbours had not anything to give them. These children were not able to go(continues on next page) - Informant
- Phil Cassidy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal