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Carrickanee, Co. Donegal
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Pádraig S. Mac Fhinn
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  1. A Story about the Last Resident in the Old Castle

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    The last Resident who lived in the castle, was an ould woman called Fanny McCloskey. She always done the washing for the servants of the Island. So this night, she was sitting at the fire knitting, after a busy day's washing, when instepped a fairy and said. "My Good woman I know that you have had a big days washing. But every time you emptied your suds, you emptied them down out chimney and for the time to come, you will have to empty them some where else.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Sweeney
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Hugh Gallagher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrickanee, Co. Donegal