School: Naomh Colm Cille, Craigtown (roll number 171)

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   “One time long ago there was a man and he was very fond of playing tricks on everyone.”

   

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   One time long ago there was a man and he was very fond of playing tricks on everyone. One day he went out to the hill for a barrow of turf. When he was coming home again with the barrow of turf he thought he would go into a house beside the road and rest himself. He left down the barrow of turf at the back of the house and then went into the house. When he was in about half an he began to smoke his pipe. Then one of the boys who was living in the house went outside and when he saw the barrow of turf he thought he would play a trick on the man so he lifted out all the turf and he filled the barrow with big stones and then covered the stones with turf. When the man came out he tried to lift the barrow but found that he couldn't lift it and he had

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Annie Mc Elhinney

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Glack, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   Patrick Canny

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   c. 40

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Gorttinny, Co. Donegal