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School: Naomh Aicnidh (roll number 1573)

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Buncrana, Co. Donegal
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Ristéard Ó hAoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1112, Page 034

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    There are many fairy rocks through this country. Many of them are in view of other fairy palces which fairies are said to be living. All these places are called gentle places which people often get hurt for interfering with them. In Calhame there is a rock and it is sai to be a fairy one. The biggest part of it cannot be seen now because it was blasted away some years ago. That rock was there for liekly hundreds of years until some years ago. The people said it was a fairy
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Finnian Mc Laughlin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cashel, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Philip Mc Laughlin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cashel, Co. Donegal