School: St Boden's, Culdaff
- Location:
- Culdaff, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Doiminic Ó Duibhne
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- (continued from previous page)where this incident occurred is along the Culdaff shore and it is a very old story.
- Once upon a time there lived a Pagan man who was very wealthy and he owned most of this place. He was a very bad man and he hated the Catholics.One night there came a monk to his door and the monk asked him did he believe in God. This bad man drew a sword to kill the monk, and the monk ran away. Next day he was out walking and the monk followed him. The man turned around and said, "if you don't let me go about my(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Deeny
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Greene
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Culdaff, Co. Donegal