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 200

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1083, Page 200

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  1. Folklore (continued)

    There were three brothers one time. Their names were - Hidilty, Didilty, and Domakinary.

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    back to Dromakinary's house and found him with the cattle; he said when he went into the river he got them.
    They cried "drown us" too and he drowned them and they got no cattle they were drowned.
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  2. Story

    There were three men one time who had no English. They went to a man to learn them English.

    There were three men one time who had no English. They went to a man to learn them English. To first man he learned "us three" to the second "a hundred pounds" and to the third "we well deserve it."
    They went along the road and they saw a dead man.
    The guard came along and asked the first who killed the man and he said "us three." He asked the second what did he kill him for, he said, "a hundred pounds" He said to the third you people will be taken to prison the third said "we well deserve it" and they were taken to prison.
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    Folktales index
    AT1697: “We Three; For Money.”
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sarah Craig
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Stackarnagh, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    William O' Donnell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    26
    Address
    Cabra Glebe, Co. Donegal