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School: Árd Bán (roll number 11904)

Location:
Ardbane, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Briain Ó hEarchaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1031, Page 143

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    “Long ago there was a Saint named Oliver. He was living in the Parish of Inver.”

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    Oliver on the well for the name of it. I have no prayer that the Saint used to say. Anyone that gave honour to this saint when he died, got very rich.
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    “Once upon a time the English giant heard about Finn Mac Cumhaill being a great warrior so he came over this day to fight Finn.”

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    Once upon a time the English giant heard about Finn Mac Cumhaill being a great warrior so he came over this day to fight Finn. When they met, the shook hands and at last they started to fight. When the English giant saw he was going to be beaten he ran to the sea. Finn Mac Cumhaill ran after him and he put his hands down into the earth and lifted up a heap of earth and threw it after the English giant. It fell in the middle of the Sea and it is called the Isle of Man.
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    “Long ago there was an old master teaching school in Tullynaha.”

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    Long ago there was an old master teaching school in Tullynaha. The scholars used to come to his own house and he used to teach
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen O' Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Drumboarty, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Alice Mc Kelvey
    Relation
    Not a relative
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Drumboarty, Co. Donegal