School: Eileastrom (2)
- Location:
- Ellistrin Big, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Máire Nic Uilcín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1084, Page 238
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - One day long ago St. Colmcille fell asleep and he slept ten minutes too long, there came a curlew and it whistled three times over his head and it awoke Colmcille.He looked up at it and he said, that who ever would get your nest will not disturb you and ever since no one has got a curlews nest.
- There is a man named Andrew Crawford he lives in Ballyherron. He ploughed a little field that the Fairies always played in, there is a big(continues on next page)
