School: Fothar (roll number 16903)
- Location:
- Faugher, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1077, Page 180
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“One time there were two men out hunting in a field they travelled the whole field and when they were going away they saw a big man in the field.”
(continued from previous page)he heard footsteps coming behind him. After a while the footsteps changed to before him. Then the footsteps could be heard in a heap of stones and light was coming out of them.
One other time two women were coming down from Parkmore and they heard clapping , like people clapping at at pit.
Seanscéal
“There lived a man in Breaghy one time. One night as he was on his way home he saw four men carrying a coffin.”
There lived a man in Breaghy one time. One night as he was on his way home he saw four men carrying a coffin. They went towards a big rock, the rock(continues on next page) - Collector
- Doreen Holman
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Parkmore, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- M. Mc Garvey
- Gender
- Unknown
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Parkmore, Co. Donegal