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School: Domhnach Maighin (roll number 15142)

Location:
Donaghmoyne, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Pádraic Ua Muirgheasa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0931, Page 016

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0931, Page 016

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    used to come and spend the night sleeping in the glen because it was in such a sheltered hollow.
    Lios na gcoinín is a fort that was built by the Fir Bolg. The (-) that is in this fort was carried up in bags from Loch na Ribeóige. The bags were made of horse hair. Any man of the Fir Bolg that was late for his work were built into the fort. When they were finished the flung the bags into Loch na Ribeóioge and that is how it got its name.

    Folklore Collected
    by
    Chris Morris
    in the Townland of Cashlan
    in the
    Parish of Donaghmoyne
    in the
    Barony of Farney
    in the
    Co. of Monaghan
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Chris Morris
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cashlan East, Co. Monaghan