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 232
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“It is said that St Colmcille was coming along the road one day. He met a man with salmon which he caught in Gartan lake.”
(continued from previous page)catch another in the same place. No man ever caught another Salmon in Gartan lake since.
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On another occasion a man asked Colmcille could he turn the water against the hill. Colmcille said nothing but he turned it against the hill and it is running against the hill since.
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On another time he couldn't cross Gartan lake so he put three stones in it. These stones are there yet.
- In Garten there is the ruins of an Abbey. In this Abbey there is a stone, and if you go round the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Jane Mc Daid
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Daid
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tullychullion, Co. Donegal
