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School: St Columba's, Buncrana

Location:
Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Eoghan Ua Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1111, Page 154

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    but the old woman who was a witch turned him and his men into stones, Some of the old people who heard the story believe that they are still in the form of stones.
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    There is a spot of land in Dan Doherty's field in the Barrack's. The owner never ploughs this piece of land for in days gone by there was a graveyard at the spot. One time a man named Paddy Brennan owned the field and he got tired looking at the long grass which grew in the graveyard. So when he was ploughing the field he ploughed through the graveyard also. No sooner had he
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Charles Mc Laughlin
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs C. Mc Laughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gransha, Co. Donegal