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 183
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“A man lived in Derora long ago his name was Philip McNee. He was a great card player he was crossing a hill gong to where he usually played cards.”
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“An old woman lived in Marlask. She was wild for a smoke, she said she would say the rosary.”
An old woman lived in Marlask. She was wild for a smoke, she said she would say the rosary, While she was saying the rosary she saw a piece of tabacco on the floor, she said to herself she would finish the rosary, when she was finished there was(continues on next page) Story
“There was a man coming home from his neighbour's house.”
There was a man coming home from his neighbour's house. There came a woman dressed in white and walked along with him for half a mile, There was in the neighbourhood a woman died shortly afterwards.