School: Baile an Doirín (C) (roll number 7552)
- Location:
- Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Treasa Bean Uí Bheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033B, Page 06_030
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“There was once a man who lived in Aran. He went to a fair one day.”
There was once a man who lived in Aran. He went to a fair one day. It was very late when he was coming home. He had to come home a very long distance. He said he would go across a boreen near that was near him that would lead him home. He went that road. He was not long gone when he saw a car coming after him. He stood and though who owned the car as it was very late for any car to be passing through that boreen. When the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary B. Mannion
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Bridget Tierney
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 84
- Address
- Killeenmunterlane South, Co. Galway