School: St Oran's, Buncrana
- Location:
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán Mac Éibhir
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“The fairies were in this part of the country about sixty seven years ago.”
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“There is a well on "Snieve Snacht" called the holy well.”
There is a well on "Snieve Snacht" called the holy well. It was said that if this well was dirtied it would not clear.
My father went up to this well one day long ago and the man that was at the well said that the story about the well not clearing if it was dirtied, was not true, and that he would destroy the well. Then he threw a stone into the well and the dirt rose in the well and it never cleared. When he was going home the mist rose and he lost his way. He fell into a hole and was never heard of again.
Note: Snieve Snacht is the local name of the hill Sliabh Sneacht about 6 miles to the North(continues on next page)