School: Scoil na mBráthar, Baile ‘n Ródhba
- Location:
- Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: M. A. Ó Mathghamhna
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“Bhí Rí in Éirinn fadó agus Bhí sé Pósta.”
Their is a carn in Ballinaya called Eochai. Long ago there was a battle fought between the Firbolgs and the Tuatha De Danaan for a fort. In the Battle Eocai the Firbolgs was slain. The Firbolgs were defeated and the Tuaha De Danaan took the fort. After the battle the Firbolgs made a fire, and burned Eocai to ashes then they put the ashes into a gold pot. They buiried the pot in a hole. Then they made a big carn of stones over them, and ever since the people calls it Carn Eocai.(continues on next page)- You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Séamus Ó Muirigheasa
- Gender
- Male