School: Robertson (roll number 13372)
- Location:
- Ballintra, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Somhairle Mac Ádhaimh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1033, Page 132
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- (continued from previous page)had to get out and shoved the snow away from in front of the house. There was once a man and he has spread out some flax to dry, and a great storm came, and he ran and lay on he flax and said, “Ah! My lint is all lost.” Not manypeople remember about the storm in 1839. They say it tossed a church and some houses.There was a great storm in 1936. There were some people coming home to see their mother, and there rose a great storm and they were drowned and this is a song written about it,There’s a broken hearted mother,
On the Isle of Arranmore.
Her eyes are dim from weeping,
And her heart is laden sore.
She gazes on the raging tide,
That mourns around her door.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ruby Stronge
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dromore, Co. Donegal
