School: Wilson N.S. (roll number 16138)

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1. My Home District (continued)

   

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   The name of the district I live in is "Oakfield". There are six families with two to eight people in every house. There is an old woman called Mrs. Hyndman who is eighty-eight, and Mrs. Mc Feeters who is seventy-seven years of age.
   "Oakfield", got its name because of the number of oak trees that were planted in the wood. The land is fertile and well cultivated and no bogs. There are many burns and ponds one of which is called the "Fiddlers Burn". There is a pond called the "Lily Pond". The reason it got this name was because it was surrounded by lilies.
   Most of the houses were built with blue-clay and stones. The roofs were thatched, and the floors were made of clay. The windows were little holes in the walls, because there was no glass.

   

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2. Festival Customs

   

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   The feast we like best is Christmas, which falls on the twenty-fifth of December. The day after Christmas is called "Boxing Day". On Whit Monday you are not supposed to sleep on Sunday or Monday for some ill-luck

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Bessie Mc Knight

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   11

   Address

   Oakfield Demesne, Co. Donegal