School: Baile na nGalloglach (Milford) (roll number 15338)
- Location:
- Millford, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1087, Page 002
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- Fr. Hegarty's Rock.
Name of person from whom story was got. Una McCafferty
Address. Milford, Co. Donegal.
Age. 14 years.
Profession. School girl.
Where he was born: Milford, Co. Donegal.
Where he spent his life. Do.
Name of person from whom he heard the story. Mrs. Mc. Creadie.
Number of years ago. This year.
Age of that person then. 78 years.
Where he resided. Milford.
Date of writing of the story in this book. Jan. 25th, 1938.Fr. Hegarty's rock is to the left hand side of the road at the top of the hill between Milford and the Protestant school.Fr. Hegarty was parish priest of Killygarvan parish about two hundred years ago. He lived in a place called Oughterlin near Rathmullan. Dr. Gallagher was Bishop of Raphoe at this time. The Bishop suspended Fr. Hegarty's predecessor a Fr. Caulfield for some misconduct.In spite of the Bishop Fr. Caulfield(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Una Mc Cafferty
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Millford, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Creadie
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Millford, Co. Donegal
