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Man that Had Power to Blink

Abstract: Story collected by Daniel Noone, a student at St Boden's, Culdaff school (Culdaff, Co. Donegal) from informant Charlie Farren.

Original reference: 1123/2/113

 St Boden's, Culdaff [Vol. 1123, Chapter 0002]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Donegal Schools

COLLECTOR
Noone, Daniel 
Gender
male
INFORMANT
Farren, Charlie 
Gender
male
Age
68
Location
Inishowen East (Barony) 
Donegal (County) 

Story text

transcribed at

 

The Man that Had Power to Blink  [duchas:4422502]

Once upon a time there lived a man called N____.  One day he went into a house where there were four young calves.  He had only two calves himself he was jealous with his neighbour.

A short time after he left, one of the calves fell, and in a short time died.  Everafter the people made him, when coming to cattle go down on his knees and say "God bless all I see."  So that he could not blink anything

The Man that Had Power to Blink  [duchas:4422503]

he saw.  It was supposed he read bad books and he had power to blink anybodies articles better than his own.

More than he Expected.

Resource description

Origin information
Culdaff, Co. Donegal
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 256-257
Volume 1123
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Doiminic Ó Duibhne.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Informant location
Culdaff Cúil Dabhcha Culdaff Inishowen East Donegal
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4539633
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 1123/2/113

Suggested credit
"The Man that Had Power to Blink"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4539633>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Doiminic Ó Duibhne.
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

Location

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