School: St Boden's, Culdaff
- Location:
- Culdaff, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Doiminic Ó Duibhne
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- Long ago, it was a custom, to set up a fire near the shores, and hail the ships to come ashore.About this time there lived a man in Glennagiveny who became a butler on a ship called the Merry Snow.Before he left home he took a man with him to the Glen' Bay and told him to be ready with some other men from around and be at the shore on a certain date. One night about a week later the ship came near the shore and the Glennagiveny people who were waiting on the shore set up a great fire: and the butler on the ship said that this was his home, and told the Captain to go into that bay as it(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Anna S. Ní Dhuíbhne
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Hugh Harvey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 38
- Address
- Gleneely, Co. Donegal