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 387
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- (continued from previous page)for the candle to stand then you put a glass over the opening to keep the wind from blowing the light out that is how you make a lamp out of a turnip. Some of these are still carried on the others are out of fashion. Boys make dancers out of wood and thread. Some boys make tops from spools they cut half of the spool off they then put a pointed stick in the hole that is how a top is made out of a stool.
- In years gone by the Irish people sought cures for different complaints in visiting holy wells and by use of herbs etc(continues on next page)
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- Colm Smith
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- Dan Doherty
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