School: St Boden's, Culdaff

Location:
Culdaff, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Doiminic Ó Duibhne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1123, Page 241

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  1. Once upon a time there lived a Pagan man who was very wealthy and he owned most of this place. He was a very bad man and he hated the Catholics.
    One night there came a monk to his door and the monk asked him did he believe in God. This bad man drew a sword to kill the monk, and the monk ran away.
    Next day he was out walking and the monk followed him. The man turned around and said, "if you don't let me go about my
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Deeny
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Greene
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Culdaff, Co. Donegal