School: Rosguill & Doe Branch I.N.T.O. (roll number n/a)
- Location:
- Ros Goill, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: T. Mc Ginley
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- Maolmurdha a’s Mac A Bháird.Bhí fear i gCaisleáin na Duthaibh i bhfad ó shoin dar b’ainm dó - Maolmurdha an Bhata Bhuidhe. Droch - fhear ar fad, do bhí ann agus bhí fuath ag ‘ach a’n dhuine air.
Chuir sé sgéala chuig fear dar b’ainm Mac A Bháird, ag rádh go rabh gnóithe aige leis. Thainig Mac A Bháird a’s thug Maolmurdha leitir dó. D’iarr sé air a dhul chuig fear uasal a bhí in a chomhnuidhe in aice an Chaisleáin agus an leitir a thabhairt dó. Linne Mac A Bháird amhláidh. D’oscail an fear uasal í a’s léigh sé do Mhac A Bháird í. Dubhairt sé leis nach raibh sgéala ró-mhaith innte dó. “Tá tú le crochadh annseo” arsa seisean le Mac A Bháird. “Báil!”, arsa Mac A Bháird, “tá sin olc go leór acht níl neart air”. Dubhairt an fear leis, annsin. gealltanas ar bith a déirfeadh sé (Mac A Bháird)(continues on next page)