School: Coillte Craobhacha, Baile na Muc (roll number 15108)
- Location:
- Kiltycreevagh, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Ss. Mac Cionáith
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0759, Page 117
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- Giants
There was once a giant who threw a stone from the top of Corn-Hill after another giant who was trying to escape and it lit on Clonelly Rock
It remains to this day with the track of his five fingers in it. It is called the "Giants Causeway"
Hags.
Long ago there is said to be butter-witches. One morning a man was going to the fair of Arva. He saw a woman picking some kind of herb behind a dyke. He watched her until she went to her house. When she was walking she was saying "Gather near gather far gather into my churn(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire Níc Lochlainn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kiltycreevagh, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Eddie Cooke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cornacullew, Co. Longford
