School: Scoil Naomh Colmcille, Kilmacrennan (roll number 17036)
- Location:
- Kilmacrenan, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Gallchobhair
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A Story (continued)
“About two hundred years ago there lived in this district an old woman names Mrs Doohan. She had three daughters, Brigid, Shelia, and Grace.”
(continued from previous page)rocks and changed it into her sister. She put her into a bag and sent her home.When the horse came back she sent him off home with her other sister. When he was some distance away he stopped to see what was in the bag, but the girl in the bag called “ah.” The horse thought it was Grace who was calling and he said “Scram to your big eyes but you see far. However [sic] Grace managed to get her two sisters home. Then she put herself in a bag and the dog and cat lifted her on the horse’s back and sent her home.So now the three sisters were at home and it is said that they lived to be three old women.- Collector
- Caitlín Nic Suibhne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tawny Middle, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- John Sweeney
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Tawny Middle, Co. Donegal