School: Árd Bán (roll number 11904)
- Location:
- An tArd Bán, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Briain Ó hEarchaigh
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“Once upon a time a man went away to look for work.”
(continued from previous page)and they lived happily together in the house.
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“Once upon a time a great storm came. It was said that on the 10th of January 1897 it tossed houses and bridges.”
Once upon a time a great storm came. It was said that on the 10th of January 1897 it tossed houses and bridges. This storm lasted for two weeks and, at the end of this time the people were nearly dead. After the first days storm and rain the lightning came also. This day the people did not know what to do and an old man went to every place to tell the people not to be afraid, but on his last journey a splank of lightning came and killed the poor old man. The flood was as big at last that the crops and all were destroyed. The night before the storm a man was coming home out of his friends house and he saw the great red lights that were in the sky. The man was greatly upset and he ran as fast as he could home. When(continues on next page) - Collector
- Mary Rose Ward
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Tullynagreana, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Informant
- Mrs Bridget Brogan
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Feirmeoir
- Address
- Tullynagreana, Co. Dhún na nGall