School: Caológa (2) (roll number 16309)
- Location:
- Keeloges, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Laoghaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1073, Page 128
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“At the time of the Coole campaign in Ireland, the Irish suffered a defeat near the Swilly near Letterkenny. There was a tradition that a party of Irish were surprised at night in a certain hollow of the Glenswilly Hills.”
At the time of the Coote campaign in Ireland, the Irish suffered a defeat near the Swilly near Letterkenny.There was a tradition that a party of Irish were surprised at night in a certain hollow of the Glenswilly Hills. Once the story was mentioned among a party of peat cutters and an argument ensured, some of the party saying that it was just a story. To test the matter out they went and dug at the place. It is said they found a great number of bones.
Told me by Teacher Friend, Mr McGeehan of that district.
- Informant
- Mr Mc Geehan
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher