School: Ednacarnon (roll number 3523)
- Location:
- Edenacarnan South, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Staráid
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- Once upon a time there was a man living in Rathdonnell named Johnnie Gallagher. He was a good swimmer and he learned in America. He used to go to the Lennon to swim. He could sit on top of the water and put his toe in his mouth.
- Collector
- Eliza Elliott
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rathdonnell, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mr William Mc Callum
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Rathdonnell, Co. Donegal
- There is a man living in Socker at the present time a man named William Mc.Cay. He mowed an acre and three roods of corn in one day.
- Once upon a time there was a man living in Rathdonnell named Johnnie Kelly. He was a great dancer. Some of the steps he used to dance were "Maggie Pickens" "The Sailor's Hornpipe", The "Shanthrows" and a "Catte-lan". He was taught by James Crawford of Socker.
