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School: Gaddyduff (B.) (roll number 16642)

Location:
Gaddyduff, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
P. H. Kavanagh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1120, Page 233

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  1. The Three Colours

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    Once upon a time there was a King and he had two sons. One day these two boys were out shooting birds on a snowy day. One of the boys shot a raven. When they went over to it, it was bleeding on the ground and they thought they never saw three nicer colours in their life. The black feathers of the raven and the white snow and the red blood of the raven. The youngest of these two boys said if
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joey Mc Cauley
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Rose D. Duffy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    19