School: Gleann Fhaoilidh (Gleneely)
- Location:
- Gleneely, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Pádraig Mac Fhinn
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1099, Page 198
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- (continued from previous page)number however by the name of Jim Gallen, declared that their fears were only rubbish and that he would prove it by removing the tree himself.
He first began to remove the small boulders around the foot of the tree and was rather startled but not discouraged when several white mice emerged. He next proceeded to extract the bush roots and all. When he succeeded in uprooting it, a large bird of weird shape and without ant feathers flew out in his face and disappeared.
Then the fears of men were realized. Jim Gallen’s cows suddenly refused to give and milk. This was very strange because they did not appear to be ailing. Things went to such a pitch that in despair Gallen went and planted the tree again near where he uprooted it. He was very relieved the next morning to find that his cows were overflowing with milk.
- This mountain in the townland of Coradoey, Killygordon is called after a sailor named Mc Cready who formerly lived beneath its shelter. Every winter for five successive winters a mysterious light was seen hovering around it. On several occasions people have attempted to follow it to try(continues on next page)
- Collector
- J. Reid Prine
- Gender
- Unknown
