School: Stranorlar
- Location:
- Srath an Urláir, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Giolla Chomhghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1096, Page 25
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“About fifty years ago there was an old woman who lived all alone.”
About fifty years ago there was an old woman who lived all alone. She had no friends atall but she was a greate old woman for having parties at set times.
Looking forwards to Hallow Eve she had got a bag of nuts and other novelties for the feast but the poor old lady took ill so she sent for the Clergy and made her will. Her first request was that when she would die to have the nuts and other novelties laid in the grave with her. She died a few weeks after and was buried in a grave yard near to where an old crippled Minister lived.
She had her request granted. The nuts and other were laid in the grave with her corps.
The old Minister had an old house-keeper and also a pony and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Isabel Browne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Srath an Urláir, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Informant
- Mrs Michael Browne
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Meenreagh, Co. Dhún na nGall