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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 396

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  1. The Local Fairs (continued)

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    to be a fair. There is a place in Letterkenny called Oldtown and the fair is held on the road and the date for it is the eight of June. The cattle are marked by clipping them on the side.
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  2. An Old Story

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    There was a man one time who was watching sheep on Greenhill. He was watching for about an hour when it started to rain and he went into a glen for shelter, and in the crevice of a rock he saw something shining and he went over to it to see what was there and it was a sovereign and when he looked a little bit farther over he saw more of them
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Archie Rodden
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Rodden
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50