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 165
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“About forty years ago in the parish of Culdaff, Irishowen, six men were cutting corn in a field, which was known as the king's grave.”
(continued from previous page)half feet deep in the ground. The people of the place went down to explore and they were astonished to find thirteen little houses, one after the other.
The houses just contained one room each and a small opening led from one to the other. This opening was six feet high. On some of the small hearths there were half burnt turf.
There was a graveyard about three hundred yards from the place where the earth fell in, where two old crosses stand to the present day.
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“A long while ago, there was a white thorn growing in Kellystown, Glentogher.”
A long while ago, there was a white thorn bush growing in Kellystown , Glentogher. It was very large(continues on next page) - Collector
- Mary Doherty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carndonagh, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Maggie Mc Dermott
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 79
- Address
- Carndonagh, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mrs W Diver
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Tirnaleague, Co. Donegal