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School: Dún na nGall (roll number 2252)

Location:
Donegal, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
E. E. Oldfield
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1036, Page 019

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1036, Page 019

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  1. Bread (continued)

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    they lived on potatoes and porriage. The bread was baked in a pot oven, pan, gridiron and an iron. Boxty was made at Halloween a crowd of young people would gather to a house and grate potatoes and they would get the boxty for their supper.
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  2. A Story

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    In the parish of Donegal on the Drumroosk road a man built a wall which was tossed every night. Men stayed up one night, and about 2 in the morning, a thing came in with the appearance of a rat and it tossed the wall. Next night it came again and tossed it. Next day they build the wall and the strange rat came again. This time it had a red hat on it, and it tossed the wall. It walked up to the fort and went into a hole. The people never built the wall again because they were afraid and thought the fairies did not want them to build the wall there.
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    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Mc Gee
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumroosk, Co. Donegal