School: Lurganboyce (roll number 14224)

Location:
Lurganboy, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Antoine Ó Cairbre
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1088, Page 008

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1088, Page 008

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    grass never grows. Tradition says this is where he fell- the large hole is where his head touched the ground, and the others mark of drops of blood which fell from it. I have been informed that time and time again these holes have been filled with sods of grass, but that they withered almost immediately and never took root.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    2. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
        1. shipwrecks (~384)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anthony Carbery
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Múinteoir
    Informant
    Charles Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Legland, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    John Mc Ginley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Elly, Co. Donegal