School: Gaddyduff (B.) (roll number 16642)

Location:
Gaddyduff, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
P. H. Kavanagh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1120, Page 254

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  1. Once upon a time there lived two brothers Jim Con and Jim Flim. The two of them got married and they found it very hard to live. So they said to one another that they would go and seek their fortune. They started and on their way going they had to go through a thick forest. Night came on and they both fell asleep at the bottom of a tree. Jim Con lay awake and Jim Flim fell fast
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Daniel Ant Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Annagh, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Dan Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    35
    Address
    Annagh, Co. Donegal