School: N. Colmcille, Buncrana (roll number 16752)

Location:
Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pilib Mac Riada
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  1. There was a man one time called Johnny Hardy living in Fallask. Fallask is about three miles outside Buncrana. Johnny was a member of an organisation known as the Ribbon men. Any time any outsider interfered with any of the members the rest of them would wait in some dark road and then when the man would come along they
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    1. agents (~1)
      1. people
        1. secret societies (~18)
          1. Ribbonmen (~10)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Colm Mc Laughlin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Buncrana, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs J. Mc Laughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Buncrana, Co. Donegal