School: Gort na Carraige (Rockfield) (roll number 9009)
- Location:
- Knocknashangan, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Nóra Nic Aodhagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1029, Page 207
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- (continued from previous page)Marry in white, you have chosen right.
Marry in brown, you will wear a frown.
Marry in grey, you will go far away.
Long ago a tailor used to go from house to house making suits of clothes and overcoats. My mother remembers seeing him come to her father house. He used to sit hunched up on the table with his legs crossed when he was sewing and he was always humming or whistling when he was working. He always stayed in my grandmother house night and day until he was finished there. He was a great storyteller and he was also the bringer of news from other places. He was always welcome wherever he went and was sure to get an invitation to stay for the night.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Marty Keegan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Templenew, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mrs Keegan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 57
- Address
- Lissacholly, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Sarah Fannon
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- c. 23
- Address
- Cloghore, Co. Donegal
