School: Fahan (roll number 14479)
- Location:
- Fathain, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Cáitlín L. Nig Uidhir
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- Once upon a time there was an old woman going to town to get goods. It was a very stormy morning, and the wind was blowing straight on her face. She stopped along the road and prayed that the wind would change before she would come back. And so it did, for it was blowing on her face coming home again. She scolded the whole way home, and the more she scolded the wind blew the heavier.
An old woman was passing by a church. She did not know what church it was. The door was(continues on next page)
- Collector
- David Moore
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Taobh Bán, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Informant
- Mrs Moore
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 34
- Address
- Taobh Bán, Co. Dhún na nGall
