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School: St Mary's, Buncrana

Location:
Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Bhraonáin

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1111, Page 390

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A Story

Once upon a time there was a widow who had only one daughter. This girl was very delicate, so her mother did not ask her to do any work. Accordingly she grew up a very useless creature and could simply do nothing at all.
One day her mother got very angry with her and started to beat her for

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Collector
Annie Mc Laughlin
Gender
female
Address
Ballymagan Upper and Lower and Clonblosk, Co. Donegal
Informant
Mr John Joe Mc Laughlin
Relation
parent
Gender
male
Age
52
Address
Ballymagan Upper and Lower and Clonblosk, Co. Donegal
Language
English