School: St Oran's, Buncrana
- Location:
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán Mac Éibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1111, Page 241
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- (continued from previous page)the first of May some people hang out a bunch of flowers and a whinbush to welcome may back. The people put out a fire on bonfire night, the twenty third of June, before the cows go in, and they each cow with a burning coal for good luck. They also put a burning stick in every field for luck.
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- Informant
- Mrs Susan Fullerton
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gortyarrigan, Co. Donegal
- The chincough, crumbs left behind after a donkey was finished eating bread, were used, paper was held under the donkey's mouth to get the crumbs that fell. The crumbs were put to sweetmilk and given to the child.
