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School: St Boden's, Culdaff

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Culdaff, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Doiminic Ó Duibhne
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    Muff Altars
    Once an old man named 'Soot' (Doherty), Culdaff tried to take away the Chalice from one of the Altars and when he was about to away the gold another man named John Shiels came around that way and stopped the old man from taking the gold. both men are now dead.
    Story taken by: -
    Mary Shiels. St. Bodin's
    Bocan, Culdaff.
    From: - Patrick Shiels. (75 years)
    Muff, Culdaff.
    Co. Donegal. (farmer)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Sheils
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Sheils
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Muff, Co. Donegal