School: Baile na nGalloglach (Milford) (roll number 15338)
- Location:
- Millford, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Súilleabháin
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- Midway between Milford and Kerrykeel in the County of Donegal in the parish of Tullyfern and in the barony of Kilmacrennan is a rock about twenty five feet high called "The Hawk's Rest".
This rock overhangs the road. Some people in the locality believe that it will fall if and when three red-haired girls of the same christian name and surname walk together under it in the same direction. Others believe that it will fall on a red-haired girl riding on a white horse.
Evidently a hawk built its nest on top of this rock and hence the name.
About one hundred and fifty years ago this road did not exist. In those(continues on next page)- Collector
- Una Mc Cafferty
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Millford, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Eddie Mills
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Millford, Co. Donegal