School: Caológa (2) (roll number 16309)
- Location:
- Keeloges, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Laoghaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1073, Page 109
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- At about the time of the Derryveigh Evictions there was born in Gartan the Mc Monagle giant.
He was a youngster of quite frightening strength. When a laddie, one day before dinner a cart too heavily laden with bog fir stuck in the bog. They sent for all the neighbours to get it out.
The young giant quietly stole out of the house and lifted it out with one hand
The family were alarmed at his strength. They went to the Bishop (the late Cardinal O Donnell) "to stop his growth"
- Informant
- Paddy Duddy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Church Hill, Co. Donegal
- Mulrooney's Cave is somewhere on the far side of Derryveigh Lake near the Castle. The nature of his exploits is not told.
