School: Cooley
- Location:
- Cooly, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Eoghan Ó Beoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1116, Page 396
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- (continued from previous page)ram went behind the turf, the dog lay on the hearth and the cat went into the ash hole. When everyone was asleep back came one of the robbers to see if he could get his money. He went up to the fire so the cat scattered the "greesogs" on him so he ran to the door. The gander slashed him with its wings. Then the ram pulled him into the yard. Then the bull tumbled him into the next field and the cock crowed loudly and the robber ran away. Next morning the friends bid Sean goodbye and he and his mother lived happy afterwards.
- Collector
- William Mc Gonigle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cooly, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mrs Ealse
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cooly, Co. Donegal
