School: St Boden's, Culdaff
- Location:
- Cúil Dabhcha, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Doiminic Ó Duibhne
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- (continued from previous page)sleeping soundly and turning round she said "I thank your worship I got full value for that £1 but I did not for the first £1.
- A Big Flood (1908 a.d.)This story was heard by: - Romey Cassidy
Cloncha, Culdaff
Co Donegalfrom: - Joe Mooney, (65yrs)
Cloncha, Culdaff
Co DonegalOnce upon a time about thirty years ago in this parish there lived in Cloncha a man named McSheffery. He sold lime; one day he was away with a load of lime and it began to rain; it rained so heavy that it flooded the rivers. On his way home he had to cross a bridge. As he was going across the bridge the flood took him and the horse and cart down the river: he was drowned and the horse was saved. Before he went away he said to his neighbours that when he would go to bed at night, that nine(continues on next page)- Collector
- Romey Cassidy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cluain Catha, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Informant
- Joe Mooney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Cluain Catha, Co. Dhún na nGall