School: Cnoc Bríde (1)
- Location:
- Cnoca Bríde, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: (ní thugtar ainm)
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- Collector
- Teresa Mc Breen
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Drumamuck Glebe, Co. an Chabháin
- Informant
- Francis Mc Breen
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 46
- Address
- Drumamuck Glebe, Co. an Chabháin
- Long ago there lived a man in Drumamuck. This man lived in a cave. He used to go to Scotland every year. He would have all the breeds of ducks, hens, drakes, and guinea-hens home with him. The people nicknamed him Paddy the duck. He sheltered the priests the time the were persecuted in his cave. The ducks and drakes used to meet him coming from his Ceilidhe every night.
- Long ago people scutched their flax at home. It was usually the women who did it. The neighbours all gathered and helped them. When on party was through they went(continues on next page)