School: Árd Bán (roll number 11904)
- Location:
- Ardbane, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Briain Ó hEarchaigh
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Long ago people used to make dolls out of straw. Once upon a time there was a girl named Bridget Mc Hugh living in the townland of Drimark. This girl was very fond of making dools[?] dolls and she couldn't make them properly. One day she started away in the morning. She saw a big forest and she went into it. She went on for a long time and at last she got very tired so she sat down under a tree. She was sitting there for a long time. She heard(continues on next page) - Collector
- Cathleen O' Donnell
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Drumboarty, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mrs Margaret Ward
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 70
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Drumboarty, Co. Donegal