School: Swanzy Memorial N. S. (roll number 10428)
- Location:
- Moville, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Eilis F. Ní Stiobháird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1120, Page 156
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“Once upon a time there were two men which lived in the north of Donegal and one day they went to Carndonagh together for a walk.”
Once upon a time there were two men which lived in the north of Donegal and one day they went to Carndonagh together for a walk. There were coming home together and there was half a perch of land grown (over) wild with blackthorn bushes.
One of the men forgot a message and he said he would go back for it. He asked his comrade what time it was and he told him it was just seven o clock.
His comrade bade him farewell and he turned in the road and went back to Carndongah to get the message.
At eleven o'clock the man(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Jim Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Greencastle, Co. Donegal