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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 230

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    One day a man was trying to get a comrade to help him to steal. When he was crossing the street he saw a guard in plain clothes; he asked this guard to come because he thought he was something like himself.
    The guard went on with him to see what he would do. He stayed with him three days. The first day he stole five sheep. The second day he stole £7 : 10s : 0d on of a purse and drank it.
    The third day he stole a cow. So when they were near the barricks (where the guard encouraged him) the guard put
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eugene Edward Deeny
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Joe Crampsey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Culdaff, Co. Donegal