School: Teampull Dubhglaise (roll number 6968)
- Location:
- Drumbologe, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán C. Ó Dómhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1083, Page 136
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- (continued from previous page)custom to have "poundies" for dinner at Hallowe'en.
- One night a man went to a neighbour's house for "poteen" when he was coming back a fairy appeared. He threw some "poteen" on the fairy and it disappeared.
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“In our hill last year in a hollow a fairy horn was found when cutting fir.”
In our hill last year in a hollow a fairy horn was found when cutting for _____. In a field of Mr McConnelogues a pot of gold is hidden It is near to Rashedog National School - Collector
- Maureen Mc Cormick
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- Female
- Age
- 12
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“In cnoc a tighe you can see the track of Colm Cille's knee and down at Churchill Station you can see the track of his foot in a rock.”
In Cnoc a Tighe you can see the track of Colm Cille's knee and down at Churchill Station you can see the track of his foot in a rock. It is said that he jumped from Cnoc a Tighe to Churchill.
Over at Gartan Abbey you can see a stone. If you lift this stone three times and leave it down again whatever request that is asked will be granted. It is a very heavy stone.
Over at Gartan you see the place where Colmcille was born you can see the track of his two knees. Any person who is going away feeling homesick if they go there and sleep on that flag they will never feel homesick. Beside where he was born is a beautiful cross was erected by Mrs Adair and it is all closed in with bars and a nice gate.