School: St Oran's, Buncrana
- Location:
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán Mac Éibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1111, Page 216
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“There was a man one time. He was very poor. He had three daughters.”
(continued from previous page)would say he was like the man's oldest daughter and some would say he was like the man's youngest daughter. So he made up his mind he would go in search of his three sisters.
He tramped all day till at night he saw a light on the top of a hill. So he went to this light and he found his oldest sister spinning yarn. "You're welcome Sarawad", she said. "I was under the table the night you were born and I was under the table the night you were christened". He stayed all night. She told him not to be afraid of her man if he would come in the shape of a ram. Her man came and gave him a bit of horn and told him to call on the ram if he was in trouble.
He went the next day to find his second sister. He saw another light and went to it. He found his second sister. "You're welcome Sarawad", she said.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Patrick Gill
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 44
- Address
- Sladran, Co. Donegal