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1. A Dane's Cave and Graveyard

   

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   On a hill called Skeagey in the townland of Carrick in the parish of Glenswilly is a Dane's Cave. There is a pipe or drain round this, which they used for making beer, from heather. The stones inside the pipe are blackened, as if by smoke from a fire. The opening is large enough to allow a man to crawl through. These people lived chiefly on Beer, Oat-Corn and Wild-Deer. The corn was ground between two stones called Querns. They followed the wild deer for sport, and also because they proved very good for food. A sort of trap was set, which caught them easily. It consisted of a number of sharp sticks stuck into the ground, and when the pursuers chased the animals, they ran over the sticks which caught and held them fast until they were over-taken and killed with axes. A circular grave-yard is near the Cave, and in it are many graves. A stone stands at the end of each

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   Language

   English

   Location

   Ceathrú Trasna, Co. Dhún na nGall

   Collector

   David John Bovaird

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ceathrú Trasna, Co. Dhún na nGall

   Informant

   John Cheatley

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   74

   Address

   Carrick, Co. Dhún na nGall