School: Teampull Dubhglaise (roll number 6968)
- Location:
- Drumbologe, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán C. Ó Dómhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1083, Page 166
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“Once upon a time there was a man and he went to the well and took in a bucket of water and put it in the pot, to boil potatoes for the dinner.”
(continued from previous page)He put on a very big fire and when the pot should have been boiled, he put in his hand, and there was a small fish swimming in the water, and the water was as cold as ever.
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“There was an eel down along our ditch beside the river and when the sun would be setting, you would hear the whistling of it a mile away.”
There was an eel down along our ditch beside the river and when the sun would be setting, you would hear the whistling of it a mile away.
The people would have their houses closed up before the sun would set, for fear it would come in. - Collector
- Katie Murray
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- Age
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It is said that "It is not lucky to put out ashes after the sun sets", and "it is not lucky to clean the byre on a Friday".
It is not lucky to drive an animal "with a bendweed", or it is not lucky "to hit any one with a broom" for they wont get any bigger (no title)
“Over at Fintown lough there lived in this side of the lough a brother and sister.”
Over at Fintown Lough there lived in this side of the lough a brother and sister.
They gathered a party, and when the party was learning, they told them to(continues on next page)