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A Local Legend

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1072, Page 349

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A Local Legend

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

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Collector
James Russell
Gender
male
Address
Churchtown, Co. Donegal
Informant
James Forrest
Gender
male
Age
60
Address
Roshin, Co. Donegal
Language
English