School: Fionn-Tráigh (roll number 16357)
- Location:
- Fintragh, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Aibhistín A. Mac Amhlaoidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1039, Page 129
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- Deirtear gur Fionn Mac Cumail rí na bfhatach. Am amháin bhí Fionn indiaidh an fhataigh as Albain, agus bhí Fionn ag fághail an bhuadha. Thóg Fionn slamán creafoíge agus chaith sé na dhiaidh é. Thuit sé ag sáile an fhathaigh, agus sgairtear Oileán Mhanain ar an áir go fóill. Fósta sgairtear loch n-Éachach ar an pholl a d’fhág Fionn na dhiaidh.
Annsin tháinig Fionn anall, agus chaith sé cloch mór – Thuit an cloch shuas ar an cnoc s’againne agus bheirtear cloch stucáin air.
Tháinig sé fhéin anall annsin, agus shiud sé i gcathaoir mhóir ar an Choillin. Sgairtear cathaoir Fhinn ar an áit go fóill.
- Collector
- Nóra Nic Amhlaoidh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Largymore, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Micheál O Baoghail
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Kill, Co. Donegal
- Long ago the people always played Caman. The strand was the play-field. They would start playing on Christmas day and then they would play until the end of Winter.
They had sticks with turned heads on them for Camans, and what they played with was called a Bul, which was made from a round hazel or briar root. The field was the whole length(continues on next page)
