School: Árd Bán (roll number 11904)
- Location:
- Ardbane, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Briain Ó hEarchaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1031, Page 133
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“Once upon a time there was a boy named John and he always used to sit in the corner.”
(continued from previous page)Collector:- Bridget Campbell.
Age :- 13 years.
Meenawilderg.
Donegal P. O.
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“Once upon a time there was a castle in Glenfin.”
Once upon a time there was a castle in Glenfin. When they were building this castle, everything they would do, it used to be tossed at night. At last the owner got tired at this and he sent a man to watch over it. This man came that day and, at night falling, he went out to the castle. When he reached it he went up on the top of the gable. About twelve o'clock that night, a great giant came in and he started to toss the wall with a pick. The man fired down his sword and it stuck(continues on next page) - Collector
- Grace Campbell
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 10
- Address
- Meenawilderg, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- John Campbell
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Meenawilderg, Co. Donegal