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

Location:
Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pilib Mac Riada
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1110, Page 372

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    pieces to make shirts out of them. Sometimes a shirt might be three or four colours because of the colours of the pieces. Many shirts are made throughout the district from flour bags also. There is no cloth made now out of flax but there was very much made out of it long ago.
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    “There is a Giants den up in Gransha and it is said to be a den where Diarmuidh and Grania...”

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    There is a Giants den up in Gransha and it is said to be a den where Diarmuidh and Grania hid when Fionn was chasing them. It is said that Fionn had a thumb of knowledge and if he would
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. Fianna (~595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Colm Quigley
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    John Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gransha, Co. Donegal