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School: St Oran's, Buncrana

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Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seán Mac Éibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1111, Page 243

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    People called Bradley of Drumfries, Buncrana, had a pig one time and it could jump over a ditch two feet high. It could eat two tubs of potatoes at one time.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Michael O' Donnell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Sladran, Co. Donegal

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    The sign of the cross is put on eggs for hatching and holy water is shaken on them. A bottle of holy water is kept hanging on the wall of the cowhouse to bring luck.
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    Some people hang up a bottle of Easter Water in the stable. They hang blessed palm above a horses head. The call for sheep is "Thugay" and the call for wee birds is "birdie".
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