School: St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh

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   “One day St. Colmcille was travelling near a farmer's house beside Lough Melvin. He got hungry. He went into the farmer's house and asked for food...”

   

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   and the farmer’s wife had no fish to give him. He picked up a hen off the floor and turned it into a Gillaroe trout. Ever since Gillareo trout are to be found in Lough Melvin.

   

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   “One day St Columcille was crossing the river Finn near Fintown in Co. Donegal. At this time the soldiers were hunting him. When he was crossing the river a salmon tripped him, and he fell.”

   

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   One day St. Columcille was crossing the river Finn near Fintown in Co. Donegal. At this time the soldiers were hunting him. When he was crossing the river a salmon tripped him, and he fell. After this he prayed that there would come no more salmon past this place till there would go a bridge on it, and neither did they, till the bridge was built a few years ago.

   

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   Language

   English

   Location

   Baile na Finne, Co. Donegal

   Collector

   Michael Cassidy

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   Mrs Bridget Mc Anea

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal