School: Clochar na Trócaire, Carn Domhnaigh
- Location:
- Ballylosky, Co. Donegal
- Teachers: An tSr. A. Nic Fhionnlaoich An tSr. M. Beinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1115, Page 113
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - About one hundred years ago, when the fairies lived in Ireland, the place now known as Strabregi [?] in the parish of Carndonagh, County Donegal, consisted of a green meadow. Neill na hAirde was being of the fairies and claims this meadow. Manann, the king of the fairies fancied the place and offered Neill pearls of the ocean in exchange for it and they were accepted. A few years afterwards, Manann built a gorgeous castle on this meadow, and Neill's wife coveting it, prompted her husband to claim it again. A fierce battle ensued and Neill's army was defeated, but the latters bent on revenge, went to the "Bar Mouth" where he had three enchanted rods keeping out the tide. These he took out and rode before the waves. The tied drowned the castle and(continues on next page)
