School: St Columb's Moville
- Location:
- Moville, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Hamilton Stewart
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1119, Page 365
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Manannan is said to have submerged both of these, with their former castle and estate, under Strabreagy Lough. - Balor-of-the-mighty-blows, a hairy giant, remembered very vividly in local tradition. He was king of a tribe of Fomorian pirates, who, about 1200 B.C. in-(continues on next page)
