School: St Boden's, Culdaff

Location:
Culdaff, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Doiminic Ó Duibhne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1123, Page 232

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    anymore. The man cut a piece of his finger and the thief never returned after.
    One night a lady appeared and told the man that it was a thief. This happened a long time ago in Culdaff.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Once upon a time there lived a man on a hill near Culdaff by himself. It wasn't easy for him to come down to come down the hill for food because he was old and feeble.
    This night he had just as much bread and milk as would do himself for his supper. And he had only one bed which wasn't very good.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. narratives (~478)
        1. religious tales (~1,085)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bernadette Mc Grory
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael Mc Laughlin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Culdaff, Co. Donegal