School: St Oran's, Buncrana

Location:
Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seán Mac Éibhir
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  1. When the corn is cut some people put a sheaf hanging from the roof of the byre for luck.
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    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Jane Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    99
    Address
    Sladran, Co. Donegal
  3. There was a man one time who was very fond of cats. One day he was out in the fields and he saw a cat. He went over and got it and took it home. This man had a dog and when he got up the next morning the dog had a sore leg, and the man did not know what was wrong with him, but he thought it was the fairies. Then he went and left the cat where he found it, and when he
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