School: Carraigíní (Carrigans)
- Location:
- Carrigans, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Máire E. Ní Stiopháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1108, Page 25
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- Once upon a time a Milesian chieftain called Ith set out from Spain in search of the 'Isle of the West.' In a storm he was a driven up Lough Swilly and landed in the Lagan Valley where he found that the language spoken was the same as his own so that he was able to talk to the people. They were very suspicious of him because he talked in high terms about their climate and fertile soil.
Fearing that he was going to take their land(continues on next page)
