School: Sgoil Naoimh Conaill, Na Gleanntaí (roll number 15467)
- Location:
- Glenties, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Cathal Mac Duibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1051B, Page 11_006
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- Once upon a time a man from the neighbourhood of Glenties went on a visit to Derry. While there he visited a shop. He bought some cigarettes and on leaving, his eyes became fixed on some fancy shoes. He returned, and time after time he was leaving but as the shop was not like one of his local shops he always returned. The shopkeeper came to him, and asked him "What may I do to serve you". The man said he wanted a yard of buttermilk. The shopkeeper came(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eoin Ó Baoghaill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumnasillagh, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Patrick Craig
- Gender
- Male
