School: Stranorlar
- Location:
- Stranorlar, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Giolla Chomhghaill
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“In the ownland of Drumcannon, County Donegal, there is a fertile spot in the corner of a field.”
Name of Person Who told Story:--
Mrs. P. Rowan,
Mulindrait,
Stranorlar,
Co. Donegal.
Age 73 years.
Story. 6:5:38. In the townland of Drumcannon, County Donegal, there is a spot in the corner of a field which is never cultivated, because it is said to be "gentle". It is known as "Butler's Field".
Once upon a time a certain farmer bought this field. He began to plough it with his two horses and a plough. When lo! upon reaching the fertile spot, the two horses fell down, dead in the plough.
Now the poor farmer did not know this piece of ground was "gentle", so he yoked two bullocks to the plough and no sooner had the two bullocks fell dead.
The farmer was thoroughly frightened this time, and so he ploughed round the spot where the four animals had died, because he knew by this time that it was "gentle".
Kathleen Rowan,
Meeting House Street,
Stranorlar,
Co. Donegal.
- Collector
- Kathleen Rowan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Stranorlar, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mrs P. Rowan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 73
- Address
- Mullandrait, Co. Donegal