School: Beitheach (Beagh) (roll number 14001)
- Location:
- Beagh, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Maitiú Mac Suibhne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1048, Page 43
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“Once a rich live in this area. He was married and had one only daughter.”
Once a rich man lived in this area. He was married & had one only daughter.
When the girl was young her mother died and her father got married again. The second woman was very bad to the poor girl & used to beat her every day & in the end ordered her away from the home.
"Go out to the hill" she said, & mind the sheep", there is no room for you here". The stepmother thought she could not live long on the hill without food & she was careful to watch that the poor girl got no food from anybody, but there was an old black sheep in the flock that used to bring the poor girl food to eat and cloths to wear.
The girl grew up very, very beautiful, and her stepmother heard the story of the old black sheep but did not believe it & thought that some person was attending to the girl & made up her mind she would catch them in the act. One morning she went out early & hid behind a rock. After a while the sheep arrived, as usual with the girls food.
The stepmother got furious & said I will soon put an end to this. She went home & sent for the butcher & ordered him to kill the black sheep.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Frank Mc Hugh
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 89
- Address
- Ardara, Co. Donegal