School: Grianán Ailigh (roll number 2049)
- Location:
- Grianan of Aileach, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Niall S. Mac Aoidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1108, Page 129
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had a fair in commemoration of him who was dead. That is how it got its name Aileach.
There was once a man who went up to Grianan to hide in the fort because the soldiers were after him. When he was up what did he see but another crowd of soldiers up before him. He thought he was caught when he saw the enemy on each side of him. He stood where he was a little down from the fort. With that a door opened and he went in. the soldiers searched every step of the hill but they saw nothing. they had to(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Mac Fadden
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Castlecooly, Co. Donegal
