After the demolition of the Abbey Monastery the people of Kilbarron parish had no church to go to. After a number of years a church to meet the needs of the parish was built in the townland of Coolcolly...

Story collected by Dom Gillespie, a student at St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant Mr John Gillespie.

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Seosamh Naomhtha

A collection of folklore and local history stories from Seosamh Naomhtha (school) (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher An Bráthair Naiti.

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St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh

A collection of folklore and local history stories from St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh (school) (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher An Br. S. Ó Murchadha.

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