School: Caiseal na gCor (roll number 3294)

Location:
Caiseal na gCorr, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Donnchadh Mac Giolla Chearr
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1071, Page 216

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    Bhí stocach beag agus a mathair na gcomhnuidhe i dteach leo fhéin agus bhí siad iongantach bocht.

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    an seandhuine air ghabhail amach agus a stabla a glánadh nar glanadh é le seacht mbliadhna. Muna mbéadh sé glan aige nuair a thiocfadh seisean trathnóna bainfaidh an ceann do.
    Thoisigh sé a ghlanadh an stabla achan sluidcead a cuireadh sé amach thiocfadh beirt isteach. Bhí mar sin go am dinneara. Thainig cailín[?] óg amach le na ndinnear. D'innis dí nach dtiocfadh leis an stabla a ghlanadh. Dubhairt sé leithe nar bhfiu do a dhinnear a ithte no go mbainfidhe an ceann do nuair a thiocfadh fear[?] an toigh. D'iarr an cailín air gan eagla ar bith a bheith air, agus a dhinnear a dheanamh.
    Rinne sé a dhinnear agus nuair a bhí sé deanta aige thug an cailín leithe an tsluidcead agus bhuail sí buille ar an aoile[?] Thoisigh an stocach a ghlanadh
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Folktales index
    AT0313: The Girl as Helper
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Domhnall Ó Searcaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Bhealtaine Íochtarach, Co. Donegal