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School: Árd Bán (roll number 11904)

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Ardbane, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Briain Ó hEarchaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1031, Page 120

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    “Once upon a time there was a witch living in Ireland. A little boy lived with her.”

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    so hard as she had to make for the house and went underneath a drain which ran underneath the floor. One of the dogs bit her thigh as she entered the drain. When the huntsmen came into the house, the old witch was sitting near the fire bleeding from the thigh.
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    “In old times the houses were made of sods and clay.”

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    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Ward
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    11
    Address
    Drumboarty, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    James Mohan
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    63
    Occupation
    Feirmeoir
    Address
    Drumboarty, Co. Donegal