School: Fahan Lower (roll number 14506)
- Location:
- Fahan Lower, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: R. Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1112, Page 535
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- (continued from previous page)so greedy that they threw down the bag that O Neary was in, and started running after the hare to catch it. Now while Donald O Neary was lying tied up in the bag he started to sing. Soon after a drover came along with a great herd of cattle, and when the drover heard him singing he asked him why he was so joyful. Donald O Neary told him that he was going to heaven, and that it was going to be a great place. When the drover heard him saying that he said he would give him all the cattle he had with him if O Neary would change places. Donald O Neary was only too glad to get out from the bag. So he tied up the drover and put him in his place. Then O Neary drove home all the cattle, and was very glad to escape. Meanwhile Hudden and Dudden were returning(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Elizabeth Black
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Muineagh, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mr J. Black
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 42
- Address
- Muineagh, Co. Donegal
