School: Árd Bán (roll number 11904)
- Location:
- An tArd Bán, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Briain Ó hEarchaigh
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“Once upon a tiem there were three men living in a house.”
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“At one time there was a great ice on Louch h-Iasg and also all over the county.”
At one time there was a great ice on Lough h-Iasg and also all over the country. That season the men carted timber on this lough. Old Brooke the landlord, carted the first load on it. There were boys also playing camin daily on that lough. There is always danger of springs on these loughs. One day there were two boys playing camin on this lough. One of them ran and struck the ball. At the same time his body sank, the head was cut off by the ice from the body and ran along the ice crying "hail, hail, hail". The other boy went home speechless. When he recovered from the shock he told what had happened and every one was shocked. It is supposed that no one ever went across(continues on next page)