School: Drumaweir (roll number 5228)
- Location:
- Drumaweer, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Aodh Ó Dómhnaill
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- I got this story from John Bradley, Balleigham. He is about 50 years of age. He works on a farm. This happening happened about 80 years ago. One time a man went down a "secrent" bray in Shrove. When he went down the bray he never was seen again. no body ever saw him after that. It is called Murderhole bray since that
- Collector
- Annie Mc Cole
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Bradley
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Occupation
- Farm-worker
- My granny lives next door to us and I asked her did she know any local happening She said she did. She is 85 years of age. Her name is Mrs Donnelly. She lives in the village of Greencastle. This is what she told me. There is a rock below the old fort hotel. Soldiers fished there long ago. The rock got its name from the soldiers. It is called the Soldier's Rock. One day a man went down to fish with a rod. His name was Robert Beard. When he was fishing a fish came to his line and he(continues on next page)