School: Teampull Dubhglaise (roll number 6968)
- Location:
- Drumbologe, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán C. Ó Dómhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1083, Page 140
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- In Gartan less than a mile from the birthplace of Colamcille the clay known as "Gartan clay" is to be found.
A peculiar thing about this clay is that no person can lift it only one family named O'Friel.
This family has been lifting Gratan clay for hundreds of years the gift of lifting being handed down from father to son.
No person is allowed even to look on while the O'Friel's are lifting this clay.
We are told a story of a man who wanted to find out where and how this clay was obtained. He went spying after O'Friel, when he went to lift some clay and it seems this man died immediately.
This clay is as white as chalk and makes up into nice balls.
No one who kept this clay on his person has ever been known to be drowned no matter what danger he was in.
- Collector
- Maggie Boyle
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Drumcavany, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- John Boyle
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Drumcavany, Co. Donegal
