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1. An Old Story

   

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   Once upon a time there was an old woman going to town to get goods. It was a very stormy morning, and the wind was blowing straight on her face. She stopped along the road and prayed that the wind would change before she would come back. And so it did, for it was blowing on her face coming home again. She scolded the whole way home, and the more she scolded the wind blew the heavier. An old woman was passing by a church. She did not know what church it was. The door was

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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
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   Language

   English

   Collector

   David Moore

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Tievebane, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   Mrs Moore

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   34

   Address

   Tievebane, Co. Donegal