School: N. Colmcille, Buncrana (roll number 16752)

Location:
Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pilib Mac Riada
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1110, Page 401

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1110, Page 401

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    between Umricam and the Croosroads at Shandram. It is still supposed that that noise is to be heard when you go by there at the late hours of the night.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. There is a giants grave in Ballynary hill. There was a flag door on it and it was ten ton weight. This giant was supposed to lift a huge rock and throw it from the hill to Lisfannan Hill where it still remains. There is another giants grave in Ludden and it is marked with a flag sixteen feet in length and nine feet wide. These giants did not fight except to keep themselves
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. giants (~518)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Charles Mc Laughlin
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Edward Gallagher
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72