School: Drong (roll number 15699)

Location:
Drung, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seán P. Mac Gabhann
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    certain place. The owner of the house answered that is wasn't far, and he was sorry that he hadn't room for strangers that-night.
    The woman of the house hearing this, went out and explained to the strangers, and then took them in. They were just in a few minutes when they heard the dead boy shout "Mother".
    The father and mother rushed to the bed to find their son alive and well. They then turned around to tell the strangers but they had disappeared. They then knew it was the Holy Family.
    Maureen P. Morris,
    Moville.
    Co. Donegal.
    25th Nov, 1938.
    I got this story from
    Mrs Bonner,
    Cooley,
    Moville. Aged 73 years.
    This thing happened in the Drung district.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
        1. religious tales (~1,085)
          1. the Holy Family (~429)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen P. Morris
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moville, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Bonner
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    73
    Address
    Cooly, Co. Donegal