School: Brackey (roll number 3500)
- Location:
- Bracky, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Pádraig S. Mac a' Ghoill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1041, Page 225
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“There was a family living in the point one time, and there came a little boy to them that supposed to be one of the family.”
There was a family living in the point one time, and there came a little boy to them that supposed to be one of the family. Always after he came when the man of the house would put his hand on anything it would turn to gold. When the man had enough gold (g) he bought cattle and horses and got another story added to the house. This boy never left the fire side, and one day the man asked him what would he give him at all because he got so much money since he came.
The boy said that he wanted nothing only be in the middle of everything(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peadar Mac Chonaill
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Bracky, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Antoine O' Breisleain
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Feirmeoir
- Address
- Bracky, Co. Donegal