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School: St Boden's, Culdaff

Location:
Culdaff, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Doiminic Ó Duibhne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1123, Page 192

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    Once upon a time there lived a wee man in Glebe: his name was Owney's Paddy Charlie Mc Colgan. Every body called him for a nick-name, "Oweny the squealer". He had a donkey and he always carted logs to the town. One day when he was coming along the road he saw a band of thieves he hid his donkey and climbed a tree.
    When he listened for a while he heard the leader say to the rock, "Open Seasame" and a magic door opened in the rock and all the robbers went in. After all the robbers left he got down from the tree and went over to the rock and said "open Seasame"
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    History Edit
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    AT0676: Open Sesame
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mick Mc Daid
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Paddy Mc Colgan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Carthage, Co. Donegal