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School: Clochar Nuala, Dún na nGall (roll number 9389)

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Donegal, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
An tSr. Eanda le Muire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1034, Page 112

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    Lough Gilrayway
    This lake is situated between Donegal and Tyrone on the Donegal side of the border. It is named after a man called Wray, who was a robber and was followed to the bank of this lake and killed there.
    Poll-an-Mhealtóig.
    A man named Ned Kelly used to distil poteen here. Before he started to run off, his whiskey, he sprinkled a jugful round about him as a drink for the fairies. Whenever the Revenue Police went out from Donegal to raid for poteen he (Ned Kelly) was always warned by music in the glen, in which, he used to distil the poteen. The glen was called Poll-an-Mhealtóig (Crony quarry). Then he would tell his helper to clear away the still and poteen and they would have plenty of time to be away before the police would arrive.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Donegal, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    Mary J. Cassidy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumbar, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr Hugh Cassidy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Donegal, Co. Donegal