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School: Stranorlar

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Stranorlar, Co. Donegal
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Bean Mhic Giolla Chomhghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1096, Page 42

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    There is a spot noted for its beautiful scinery situated midway between the town of Ballybofey and Donegal and it is known as Barnesmore Gap. One day a man was coming along the road at Barnes Gap and he had a bag of coppers and a bag of gold with him. As he was coming along he was held up by a robber who asked him for the bag of gold and if he did not give it to him he would shoot him. The man threw down the bag of coppers. When the Robber was lifting the money the other man jumped off his own bad horse to the robbers good horse and he got away with the bag of gold.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. people
        1. robbers (~423)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Edna O' Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Stranorlar, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Willie J. Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Ballynaglack, Co. Donegal