School: Grianán Ailigh (roll number 2049)
- Location:
- Grianan of Aileach, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Niall S. Mac Aoidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1108, Page 128
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son Aodh and travel on until you find a flag big enough for his body". Coirgean immediately obeyed and taking the body on his back walked away. He walked on and on until he came to Lough Foyle and there he found a flag. Here he saw a hill and Aileach was the hill he saw. He came to the top of the hill and while he was burying Aodh he was crying himself.
When he had buried Aodh he fell dead beside the grave. Dagda came to Aileach when he heard what had happened. He built a castle on top of the hill. He gathered many people and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Mac Fadden
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Castlecooly, Co. Donegal
