School: Árd Bán (roll number 11904)
- Location:
- Ardbane, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Briain Ó hEarchaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1031, Page 167
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“Once upon a time Fionn Mac Cumhaill was out hunting with his men and it came on very late.”
(continued from previous page)heather for the night. Then the old man said that would do. When morning came, Finn asked the man of the house to let his son with him. The man said he would. When they were leaving the house, the old man said that there was a mad bull in the park and for to kill him and eat him. When the beast was eaten, they went on till they met a valley of black pigs and they killed them all but the old one ran away. When she was leaving the den, this boy cut the tail off the pig. Then the boy stayed six months with Finn and when he was coming home again, Finn gave him three pounds. When he was about a half a mile by the valley where he cut the tail off the pig, he saw the pig and he put the hounds to fight with it and the pig killed them all and himself, too. When he was a-killing, his sister was combing her hair at the window and she heard him roaring. She ran out on the door and away to(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Mc Groary
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 11
- Address
- Tullynaha, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Charles Mc Groary
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 61
- Occupation
- Feirmeoir
- Address
- Tullynaha, Co. Donegal