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School: Fahan (roll number 14479)

Location:
Fahan, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Cáitlín L. Nig Uidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1109, Page 394

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    By a legend Fergus Mac Riogh is supposed to have been buried under a headstone in Crislagh Keel. Here Murgen son of Seanchan is supposed to have roused Fergus up out of his grave to give them back the story of the Tain Bo Cualigne which Mealdún took away to Italy.
    A battle is said to have fought at the foot of the Scalp hill between John Chamberlain an English man and O Dougherty the chieftan of Inishowen in the sixteenth century. O Dougherty was trying
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jean Gillighan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Roosky, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr G. Gillighan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    67
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Roosky, Co. Donegal