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 225
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“John Timerlean was a little boy who lived with his Mother. One day his Mother sent him out to herd.”
John Timerlean was a little boy who lived with his Mother. One day his Mother sent him out to herd. There came a shower of hail, and John went under a dock leaf for shelter.
A bull came and eat the dock and swallowed John Timbellean too. His Mother searched a long time for him. She could not find him.
At last she thought that the bull killed him. She sent for a Butcher and he killed the bull. But he could not find John Timerlean.
When the Butcher was leaving he took with him a pound or so of beef. It happened that John was in the piece of beef the butcher bought.
As the Butcher was on his way(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Mc Monagle
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 11
- Address
- Drummacanoo, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Bridget Mc Monagle
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 41
- Address
- Drummacanoo, Co. Donegal