School: Drumfries (roll number 1572)
- Location:
- Drumfree, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: P. E. Ó Dubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1110, Page 290
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- Long, long ago when the Sappers and Miners were in Drumfries, two of them lived on the top of Slieve Sneacht. One day a man named Paddy Kavanagh was delving a bit of a field in Carroghill. Carroghill is situated on the north about a quarter of a mile from the school.
Paddy heard talk, he looked up the field and saw a Sapper and a Miner coming. They had a pick and a shovel with them. They asked Paddy to let them dig. Paddy wouldn't let them dig. When they were leaving the field they told Paddy that there was a copper mine a quarter of a mile under the ground. And ever since the copper remains in the field.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Ned Kavana
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 68
