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School: St Boden's, Culdaff

Location:
Culdaff, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Doiminic Ó Duibhne
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  1. The Man that Had Power to Blink

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    Once upon a time there lived a man called N____. One day he went into a house where there were four young calves. He had only two calves himself he was jealous with his neighbour.
    A short time after he left, one of the calves fell, and in a short time died. Everafter the people made him, when coming to cattle go down on his knees and say "God bless all I see." So that he could not blink anything
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Daniel Noone
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Charlie Farren
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    Culdaff, Co. Donegal