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School: Gaduidhe Dubh (C.)

Location:
Gaddyduff, Co. Donegal
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Cáitlín Ní Mhiothagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1120, Page 436

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    “Long ago there was a man and one night he was sleeping with his mouth opened.”

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    Long ago there was a man and one night he was sleeping with his mouth opened. At last a blood sucker came round, and went down the young man's throat. He grew very thin although he was eating a great deal of food. The people of the vicinity wandered at him eating so much and that he was getting thinner. The young man was getting afraid that he was going to die and he asked everybody he met
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Magheramore, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    James Gill
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    Over 70
    Address
    Crossconnell, Co. Donegal