School: Gaddyduff (B.) (roll number 16642)
- Location:
- Gaddyduff, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: P. H. Kavanagh
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- 1 December 1938 Beadloideas
Jack and the Bullocks
One time there was a boy and his old mother living in a wee house by themselves. The neighbours were very jealous of him because he was getting on so well. One day he killed a sheep and skinned it to sell the skin. The skin was not right dry the day of the fair but all the same to sell the skin. When he was on his way he sat down to rest. There came a wee blink of sunshine and he spreaded the skin out to(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Laurence Farren
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Hugh Gibbons
- Gender
- Male
