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School: Drumfries (roll number 1572)

Location:
Drumfree, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
P. E. Ó Dubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1110, Page 195

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  1. The Barnan Hand

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    About a hundred years ago a few boys was throwing stones at a rock somewhere about Barnan. As they were throwing a big bare hand appeared out out of the rock and a pistol in it and made to shoot so the got afraid and they went away
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Porter
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinlough, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Ann Porter
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Address
    Ballinlough, Co. Donegal