School: St Johnston (2)
- Location:
- Saint Johnstown, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: S. Mac Giolla Bhríghde
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1106, Page 218
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- (continued from previous page)but no one can say what they are. The bellows that are in Robb's forge are made of leather and wood. They were made in Belfast.
- This is a story which my father told me about a poor man. I don't know where this man lived. This is how I heard the story.
Long ago, there lived an old man who was both deaf and dumb. He sat by the wayside and collected money. At this time there was a pack of cruel men going about called "stiffy-lifters". They used to come and steal his money. One day he thought he felt someone(continues on next page) - Collector
- Nellie Corcoran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Church Town, Co. Donegal
