School: Carraig na Heorna (2) (roll number 14976)
- Location:
- Carricknahorna, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Sibéal Nic Pháidín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1028, Page 400
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- One night a young man went to visit in a neighbours house. At bedtime he left the house intending to go home but he went astray and could not get home. All night long he traveled from place to place and from one hill to another, and he could go as fast as the wind through the townlands of Bradley, Tubber, and Urnocam. He was at his own house before the family went to bed. He could hear them talking, and still he could not go in. All through the night he wandered around and when the neighbours got up the next morning they saw him running around the country. They all tried to catch him but in vain. At last about one o clock a man hid in a laneway and when he came along the man jumped up and he caught him as as he could. After a few minutes struggle the man became calm(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Aidan Mc Garrigle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
