School: Gleann Tochair (roll number 16611)
- Location:
- Glentogher, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: An tSr. Sorcha A. Ní Dhómhnaill
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“A priest was visiting a house in Muff one time.”
(continued from previous page)The woman everything about God and Adam. Then he asked her did she hear of the "Fall of Adam" and she thinking it was her own husband said "Yes and a good splashing he got".
- There was a man one time living in Magheramore. When he was lying you would think he was sitting. When he died they strapped him down in the bed.
During the wake a clever fellow came in amd knowing the dodge he cut the strap and the man jumped. The people ran out the door breaking their necks with fear. - Informant
- Cornelius Mac Laughlin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 37
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Carrowblagh, Co. Donegal
- Johnnie Kane and Lizzie his wife lived togther in Co. Derry. They used to set potatoes and make meal out of whatever corn they had.
One day Lizzie was sewing and she dropped the needle into the meal. She did not know(continues on next page)
