School: St Mary's, Buncrana
- Location:
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Bhraonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1111, Page 440
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- One day a man named Joseph McLaughlin went to a hill to cut turf, and he had to work until night, and he was not home until late. He had to go through a gap on each side of which was a wall, and when he came to where the wall was he could not find any gap. He heard a voice say take off your coat. He did so and immediately he saw the gap and went home.
He told people his story but they would not believe him.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Madeleine Mc Laughlin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mr John Doherty
- Gender
- Male
- Occupations
- Farmer
- Mechanic
- Address
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
