School: Málainn (roll number 13949)

Location:
Malin, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Eilís Nic Uilcín
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  1. There was a house being built in Malin Head and the masons took stones from a rock in which tradition says fairies dwell. Every night chapping with a hammer could be heard for miles around and it frightened many people and many were afraid to go out after dark.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. In penal times there was a line of standing stones laid from the Friar's house to Caramore to guide the priests to the hills. It is said that a man tried to dig a stone and he dug for a day and could not get to the bottom of it.
    The next morning when he rose, where he had been digging was filled in again.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sadie Mc Laughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Laughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Malin, Co. Donegal