School: Urblereagh
- Location:
- Urbalreagh, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: M. D. Quigley
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- (continued from previous page)but as she kept on coaxing him he put them out of their home and he and his wife and all their court went and lived in it.
The three youths went to Mananaan and told him their story. When he heard it he was very angry and he came up the Bar with his big white horses and washed away the lovely house, king and queen and all their court to the bottom of the sea.
Ever since the bay is called Trabreagh or "The Treacherous Strand" on account of the treachery of the fairy king.
- Shan Crossan was a highway robber who lived in north Inishowen. He used to rob the rich people and give some of his money to the poor but before long his evil doings went to the ears of the soldiers.
As robbery was a great crime at(continues on next page) - Collector
- Mary Mc Daid
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Malin, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Daniel Mc Daid
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Malin, Co. Donegal
