School: Fothar (roll number 16903)

Location:
Faugher, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1076, Page 334

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    Cnoc Séanmhoir Lag, Cnoc Stirician,
    Cnoc Donn, Cnoc Focóg.
    Cnoc Séanmhoir got its name on account of the priests used to say a cermon on the hill.
    This is a list of the townlands in the parish of Doe.
    Cnoc na Faire, the hill of the watching. Muckish got its name on account of its shape, it has a back on it like a pigs.
    Port na Blagh harbour of the buttermilk.
    Roísin, Ballymore, Breaghy, Creeslough, Dunfanaghy.
    This is a list of rocks and streams in Knocknafaugher near to Seasagh lough. Eamonn's rock got the name because a man was out hunting and he came to this rock and as he was looking down he fell and got killed. Cloch sgite got the name because the people when coming a long journey would rest at the stone. This stone is in Swillybrin. Cloch Lugaireact got the name of a wishing stone on account of the people coming from all parts of the country to wish at this stone. Sputan Geal.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Knocknafaugher, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    F. Mac Nulty
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Knocknafaugher, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    P. Mac Lean
    Gender
    Unknown
    Age
    50
    Address
    Knocknafaugher, Co. Donegal