School: Trí Trian (Three Trees) (roll number 2680)
- Location:
- Three Trees, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Caitlín A. Scott
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1113, Page 362
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- (continued from previous page)Mullaghagay is situated on the face of a glen.
All the land that lies round about is good for all kind of crops.
Crops are taken off it every year.
At one time there was a forge in it. Most of the people calls it Mullaghagay.
Three Trees is a low lying district. Some of the land is rough and some of it is very flat.
There are many woods and glens and people that has no turf they get wood for their fire.
There is a holy well in this district.
It is used to cure people that are sick.
It is said that there was a trout in it at one time and in the summer time the well went dry and the trout died in it.
People use this water to cure animals.
On Holy days Catholic people visit this well.
The name of this well is Tobair(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Sandie Allen
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Three Trees, Co. Donegal
