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School: Baile Mac Rabhartaigh (roll number 3978)

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Ballymagrorty, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Fiannaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1032, Page 196

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  1. A Story about Bearna Dearg

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    At Lough Roan a woman was washing clothes and a durkoo [?] killed her. Her husband killed the durkoo [?]. He got on his horses and the durkoo’s comrade followed him and overtook him on Bearna Dearg. He turned the horses and the durkoo [?] went through one of the horses. Then man cut the head of the durkoo [?] with his sword.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Ballymagrorty, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    Leo Mc Grane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballymagrorty, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    James Slevin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Ballymagrorty, Co. Donegal