School: Glentidaly (roll number 9983)

Location:
Glentidaly, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
M. M. Heron
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1087, Page 220

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  1. Once upon a time there was an old woman who lived between Milford and Kerrykeel at a place called Glack and her name was Nancy Scott.
    This old house is not occupied by a man named Brown.
    Everyone she had a spite at she blinked their cows and in blinking the cows she took the milk from them.
    One man she had a spite and she took the milk from his cow. He and his friend resolved to make her bring back the milk to his cow.
    They put a sod in the chimney and barred the door and followed her through the house and said they would cut her head off with a fir hatchet if she wouldn't bring back the milk to his cow.
    One time she was sitting dozing at the fire and her son-in-law was
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Scott Stevenson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballygay, Co. Donegal