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 63
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“Once upon a time there lived a young hunter in Dungloe County Donegal.”
Once upon a time there lived a young hunter in Dungloe Co. Donegal. He was hunting down in a valley by the side of a lake and on the bank stood a huge boar. It rushed at him with fury, and tore him with its tusks.
The path was narrow and when trying to escape the young hunter fell from a rock. He was very badly hurt, and could not rise from where he lay so he cried aloud for help.
Now it happened that the hunters sister was down at the side of the lake and the sound of his voice came towards her, borne on the wind. But the sound was thrown back as an echo from the rocks on the other side of the lake. So the cry seemed to come from that side.
She swam across the lake, hoping to find her brother, but now his voice came from(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Anna Gallagher
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Bealach Féich, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Informant
- Mr Dan Mc Nulty
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 87
- Address
- Mullandrait, Co. Dhún na nGall