School: Fothar (roll number 16903)

Location:
Faugher, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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    Once there was a frog who lived in a corn field along with a lot of young frogs. One day she went out searching for food for them.

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    the animal was and she blew herself up, and asked them was that the size of the animal and they said no. Then she blew herself up two more times and they said that wasn't the size of the animal. At last she blew herself up the size of the animal, and suddenly she burst.
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    Not long ago a child was born and the nurse thinking that the child was none too strong advised the father to have it baptised next day and to acquaint the priest that evening.

    Not long ago a child was born and the nurse thinking that the child was none too strong advised the father to have it baptised next day and to acquaint the priest that evening. The father called his servant boy and told him to go and tell the priest that he wished to have his child baptised next morning at ten o'clock if it wasn't too stormy. So off goes the boy with his cap in his
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brian Harkin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballymore Lower, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    J. Harkin
    Gender
    Unknown
    Age
    58
    Address
    Ballymore Lower, Co. Donegal