School: Fahan Lower (roll number 14506)
- Location:
- Fahan Lower, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: R. Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1112, Page 552
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- Once upon a time in a place called Miltown, beside Dunree, a man had his cow house along the brink of the river. Every morning when the old housewife went out to milk the cows she could not get any milk, but she could always get it in the evening. This went on for some time but at last her husband thought he would find out where the milk was going to. So he went into the cow house and lay down in a corner where there was straw and covered himself up, and waited for the results. There was a big space between the door and the ground. It was not long before two big salmon came in and started to take away the milk. When the man saw(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Elizabeth Black
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Muineagh, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mr J Black
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 42
- Address
- Muineagh, Co. Donegal
