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School: St. Joseph's, Illies

Location:
Illies, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
F. Loughlin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1112, Page 460

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    There is a lake in Meenaharnish near the Illies and it is said that St Patrick banished a snake into it. One time the farmers started to drain the lake, and while they were at it, a mad bull came out of the lake and ran round around it. The men ran to the road and when they got there and looked back they saw the bull going in to the lake again and he was never seen again.
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Grant
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballymagan, Co. Donegal