School: Derries (roll number 11388)
- Location:
- Derries, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Meadhbh Bean Uí Chiaráin
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- (continued from previous page)he drank it. When the man came back the horse was lying as if he was dead. He took out his knife and skinned him. He took him away and covered him with leaves and grass. He went to Ballybofey and sold the skin and came back home. When he (came) awoke next morning the horse was back and no skin on him. He was so content to see the horse back that he went away and killed three sheep and skinned them and sewed the skins on the horse with sally rods. The horse lived on and every year he clipped 20 lbs of wool off the horse. The sally rods grew and he cut them also and sold them.
- Collector
- Annie Mc Cafferty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derries, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mr Thomas Mc Cafferty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derries, Co. Donegal
