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School: Teampull Dubhglaise (roll number 6968)

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Drumbologe, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seán C. Ó Dómhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1083, Page 183

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  1. Story (continued)

    “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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    and they started to fight. There was a drain near to where they were fighting. The devil tried to get him in to it, The man said with God's help you will not beat me, from that on the devil's strength weakened and he disappeared.

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    There was a man coming home from his neighbour's house. There came a woman dressed in white and walked along with him for a half mile. There was in the neighbourhood a woman died shortly afterwards.
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  2. A True Story

    “An old woman lived in Marlask. She was wild for a smoke, she said she would say the rosary.”

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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary A. Mc Connell
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Procklis, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Frank Mc Connell
    Gender
    Male

  3. Story

    “There was a man coming home from his neighbour's house.”

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    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.
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