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1. More Local Tales - Glenburn Quarry

   

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   Glenburn quarry is in a "gentle knoll". One day some men were quarrying stones there. The next day the returned to find the stones covered with blood.

   

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2. A Gentle Bush

   

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   In Drung about 1 ½ miles inland from Malin Presbyterian Church, which is on the shore road, there was a small gentle bush. A woman sowed some onions. She pulled the "gentle" bush to cover the onions so that the hens would not scrape them out. The onions did not grow.

   

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3. Raising a Hare

   

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   Once upon a time an old woman lived in this district. She had magic power and could turn herself into a hare. She lived with her little grandson. One day a party of huntsmen came round. They had not succeeded in raising a hare. One of them offered the little boy a sum of money if

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Úna M. Montgomery

   Gender

   Female

   Occupation

   Múinteoir

   Address

   Goorey, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   J. F. Colhoun

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Killin, Co. Donegal