School: St Mary's, Buncrana
- Location:
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Bhraonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1111, Page 518
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“Long ago some people kept game cocks, and these were put to fight in certain places.”
(continued from previous page)These fights were usually held on Sunday evening and many people attended them.
There was great sport at these fights
Cockfighting was done away with about fifty or sixty years ago
- Collector
- James O' Hagan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Westbrook, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mrs Biddy Loughrey
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 86
- Occupation
- Pensioner
- Address
- Ballymacarry, Co. Donegal