School: Stranorlar
- Location:
- Stranorlar, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Giolla Chomhghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1096, Page 109
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- (continued from previous page)When they reached the mountain Fear Gamhain jumped up on a stone and whistled aloud. The bull came running in the direction of the stone. he hit his head against it and fell dead.
The Fianna cut the bull in pieces and each one agreed to carry a piece but none of them was able to carry the head. Fear Gamhain though only 12 years of age carried the head of the bull home to Glen Leighan.
When the Fianna saw how strong Fear Gamhain was they asked Leighan to let him go to Connaught with them so Leighan agreed. On their way to Connaught the crossed Aghla mountain. There were young swine on this mountain and the Fianna killed them all except one which they cut the point off its tail.
When they reached Connaught Fear Gamhain would not do what he was told and whatever he was told not to do he would do it. He stayed with the Fianna for six years but at the end of the sixth year he started out for home.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Mulrine
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Stranorlar, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Brigid Herron
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 20
- Occupation
- Domestic worker
- Address
- Gleann na mBuachaill, Co. Donegal
