School: Milford (roll number 10586)

Location:
Millford, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
James Mc Veigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1087, Page 072

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  1. Lough Columbcille is situated between hills about a mile outside Milford. It covers an area of 17 acres. The lough is named after St. Columcille who spent a lot of his time there. There still remains the stone chair and the stone bed where he rested. On one of the rocks there is the trace of a fish and Columbcille's hand. Columbcille said that no fisherman would catch more than two fish in one day until a church would be built in Milford. Milford gets its water supply from Lough Columbcille. There is a small island in the lough. The lough is famous for the large trout that are in it.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. saints
          1. Colm Cille (~265)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Isa Mc Nutt
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Aghanursan, Co. Donegal