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School: Gartan (roll number 13755)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1072, Page 349

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  1. A Local Legend

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    Once Saint Columba was pursued by his enemies. He ran through a bog and tried to climb a turf bank. But he was caught. He asked the people to leave a step on the end of the bank ever after, so that anybody could get up.
    To this day, men leave a step at the end of the bank when cutting turf.
    James Russell,
    Churchtown,
    Churchill,
    Lifford,
    CO. Donegal
    Told to me by James Forrest (Age 60 years)
    Roshin,
    Churchill
    Lifford
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Russell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Churchtown, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    James Forrest
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Roshin, Co. Donegal