School: Cúl an Dasain (Cooladawson) (roll number 1620)
- Location:
- Cooladawson, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Pádraig Mag Uidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1100, Page 51
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- (continued from previous page)famine in Ireland a man came into the house [of] Lieutenant Clarke, and he was hungry. He saw bread lying on the table and he took it, and he ran away but he was over-taken, and he was ordered by Lieutenant Clarke to be put to death.
The oak-tree was the first to be seen, and on this tree he was hanged, and some people say that a man is to be seen at it.
- There is an old ruin to be seen in the townland of Mullaghagarry known as the "Steeple".
Every year a number of people go and visit it and bring home Mulberries.
The old people say that a giant lived there, and one day he fell down stairs and was killed, and in the Castle were three pots - the giant's head was put in one, his feet in the other and(continues on next page) - Informant
- Mr Denis O' Kane
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Breen, Co. Donegal
