School: Clochar na Trócaire, Carn Domhnaigh (roll number 16821)
- Location:
- Baile Bhloscaidh, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: An tSr. M. Beirín Ní Bhaoighill
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- About sixty years ago a man lived in Cardonagh. He was a Baker and he went to America, but he could not get any work. He wrote home to his mother and said he was loafing. She thought he meant he was making loaves so she wrote back to him and told him he might as well be making baps in Carndonagh than leaves in America.
- About fifty years ago Willie Kearney who lived in Mullins, Carndonagh was drunk. John Porter took him in and gave him a cup of(continues on next page)
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- Mr Patrick Kearney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Mullans, Co. Dhún na nGall
