School: Naomh Colm Cille, Craigtown (roll number 171)
- Location:
- Magheradrumman, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Brian E. Ó Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1116, Page 11
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“One time long long ago, an old man lived in Trenbane. A few days before he died he divided his farm between his two sons.”
(continued from previous page)little house of his own, on his share and married. He was only about two years married when the died. The wicked brother tried hard to take the land from his brother's wife. Everything failed him so he made a plan of his own. Every night when she went to bed there was a rattling in the kitchen. She locked the doors, fastened the windows, but then something happened every night.
The tables rattled every night. Everybody who had a habit of visiting it left and did not come back. So he thought now was his chance. He would go round the kitchen speaking like the brother and shouting "All belongs to Charlie, Why(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joseph Callaghan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carndonagh, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- John Mc Eleney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Craigtown, Co. Donegal