School: St Oran's, Buncrana
- Location:
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán Mac Éibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1111, Page 256
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- (continued from previous page)of the duck with their stones. When the duck is knocked off the boy puts his on again and run after the others. Whoever he tigs must put his stone on the rock. Then the game is started again.
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- Informant
- Briget Mc Laughlin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Meenagory, Co. Donegal
- Kathleen McGrory, Backhill, Buncrana, Co Donegal
Travelling Folk have been coming to our house for about seven years. It is thought that they are very poor. These people sell artificial flowers and things made from tin.
Most of the people buy things from them. Some people give them eggs and others give them money. They make these things that they sell themselves and go out through the country to sell them They are called tinkers.(continues on next page)
