School: Árd Bán (roll number 11904)

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   “Once upon a time there was a man and his name was Finn Mac Cumhail.”

   

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   of a mile wide.

   

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   “Once upon a time there was a boy called James Mc Groary hired with a man called John Ward in Eglish.”

   

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   Once upon a time there was a boy called James Mc Groary hired with a man called John Ward in Eglish. The boy asked him how much wages would he give him if he would have an acre of land sown with corn before nine o'clock in the morning. John said he would give him the house and the farm and the hill also, if he would stay for a week and do the same job. When eight o'clock came James went out to the field and before a half an hour he had an acre of land sown. Then he came in and said "I have it finished" John said "I don't believe you have it finished and I will go down and see it". Soon after that John came in again and said "you are the best boy I ever saw, but you have

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Grace Campbell

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   10

   Address

   Meenawilderg, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   Mrs Margaret Mc Groary

   Relation

   Not a relative

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   52

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Meenawilderg, Co. Donegal