About the year 1883 there came a terrible wind storm. It was on a Sunday it came.

Story collected by Danny Breslin, a student at St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant Mr P. Mc Laughlin.

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In olden times a disease came on cattle which was called elf-shooting. The elf was supposed to be a fairy which stayed in every glen and field, and had a stone which he fired at the beast...

Story collected by Danny Breslin, a student at St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh school (Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal) from informant Mr P. Laughlin.

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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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