School: St Boden's, Culdaff
- Location:
- Culdaff, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Doiminic Ó Duibhne
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1123, Page 190
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- Once upon a time there lived a blacksmith who lived in Bunagee. He had another wee house beside his own and he worked in it all day: he had his name printed above the door and this is what he wrote above the door-head "Master of all Masters".
One day there was another black-smith passing and he said look what you have "wrote" above the doorhead, and the master said what have I "wrote"? You have something "wrote" and it is "Master of all Masters," said the stranger, "Do you think you are a better master than I? Well I will take you a horse to shoe this evening to see what you(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Shiels
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mary Ann Long
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Laraghirril, Co. Donegal
