School: Glenmaquin (roll number 9748)
- Location:
- Glenmaquin, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Eilís Bean Uí Leathain
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- 7-12-37There is a field on our farm called "The Cart Road Field" because there is a cart path beside it and Far Field because it is the furthest from the house.The Craft because there is a lane runs up beside it.
In Robert Hillard farm of Creggan there is a rock called Glenscolib. A long time ago there was a man put into a barrel naked and long nails were driven in round the barrel and he was buried a the foot of the rock. This is the story in connection with this rock. There is a bush on a field belonging to Mosey McClean in Creggan called the Gentery bush. The people in olden times said that they saw fairies about it, and that is how it got its name.
There is a hill called cove (cave) hill in upper Glenmaquin. there is supposed to be a cave under it that goes down Cornigillah.Flo Hetherington
Glenmaquin
Letterkenny- Collector
- Flo Hetherington
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Glenmaquin, Co. Donegal