School: Baldoyle Convent (roll number 11883)
- Location:
- Baldoyle, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: Sr Augustine
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- Collector
- Patricia Turner
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Pupil
- Informant
- Mrs Turner
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Baily, Co. Dublin
- (continued from previous page)A Funny StoryGaddyduff, that is the queer name which was given to a small townland in Donegal some years ago. But of course it has a story.
Once there lived a man who was very small and very dark skinned. As he made a living by stealing sheep he was christened the "Black Thief" and the people called the district where he lived