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School: Convent of Mercy, Moville (roll number 9278)

Location:
Moville, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Sr. Celestine Clarke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1119, Page 253

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  1. A Beautiful Old Saying (continued)

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    The peace of God, the peace of man,
    The peace of love, on all.
    If anyone was too shy to say this they would just say the first four lines.
    Frances Molloy,
    1 Foster Terrace,
    Moville.
    This Old Saying was told by:
    Miss Mary Harkin,
    Drumaweir
    Greencastle,
    Co. Donegal.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. An Old Story

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    An Old Story
    There once lived two brothers whose father and mother died. They then went to live with a cousin whose name was Dan. But though Dan was kind to them, his two cousins had some spite against him. So they put Dan in a bag and took him along the road towards the sea to drown him. On their way to the shore
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rita Mc Gowan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carnagarve, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Bradley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carnagarve, Co. Donegal