School: Fothar (roll number 16903)
- Location:
- Faugher, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1076, Page 272
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Some years ago there was an old woman who made her will. The will was duly signed and legal in every way but the man who had written it forgot to date it. Sometime later the will was contested by another relative. The Judge held the will was valid if any man could be found who would take his oath and prove the day and date the will had been made.
One old man living in the same town-land said; he could prove the very day and date as he remembered it well. So he was summaned and brought to court. After being sworn the Judge asked him "On what date was this will made?" Johnny replied "On the very day(continues on next page)
