School: Cronaghbois (roll number 2658)
- Location:
- An Chrannóg Bhuí, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Criostóir Ó Beirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1048, Page 300
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“Once upon a time there was a woman and her husband who had friends in Glendowan, and she wanted to visit them......”
Once upon a time there was a woman and her husband who had friends in Glendowan, and she wanted to visit them some night before the winter was over. One very calm night came. They thought it would be a suitable night for them. They st off. They thought it was a very long way to go round the road, and then they went a nearcut as they thought themselves.On their was they came to a cave in the ground and a little ditch for walking on. Just as both were in the middle of the ditch a big whirl blast came and lifted the woman(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Thomas Carlin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 80
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Ard an Rátha, Co. Dhún na nGall