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School: Fothar (roll number 16903)

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Faugher, Co. Donegal
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Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1076, Page 350

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  1. Áitainmneacha (continued)

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    sheep off their land this is where they went. This rock is in Roshine.
    Cnoc Shea is in Horn Head there were supposed to be fairies about that hill, so that is how it got its name.
    Muckish is named after its shape, it is the shape of a pigs back.
    The following are some of the fields.
    The big meadow, Carraigh Park, Minnie Diver's, The Scabby Back. There is a field in Horn Head near to the Bridge which is called Scabby Back, because every few yards the rocks can be seen clearly.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Laetitia Coll
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Breaghy, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    E. Coll
    Gender
    Unknown
    Age
    50
    Address
    Breaghy, Co. Donegal