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School: Eileastrom (2)

Location:
Ellistrin Big, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire Nic Uilcín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1084, Page 219

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    Hanley's craft was called after a man called Hanley. Long ago there was a race started at Letterkenny and the place it ended at is called the Race End. There is a large thorn bush grow at the Race End and it is said if anyone ate haws off it the fairies would get them. There is another bush growing in (?) and it is called the black bush because the fairies used to live there. There is a height over in Castlegay and it is called the pound hill because there is a fort at it.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Gortnavern, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    Maud Stewart
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gortnavern, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Kelso
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gortnavern, Co. Donegal