School: St Oran's, Buncrana
- Location:
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán Mac Éibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1111, Page 270
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- (continued from previous page)near Morans house called Morans rocks. A river called the Black river runs down past the front of the school on the south side. It comes from a district called Shaskin Moss in the Backhill district.
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- Bridget Mc Laughlin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gortyarrigan, Co. Donegal
- There is a man in Sledrin and he can make crosses of straw. He gets fine straws and plats them together three times and hangs them up beside a saints picture. There are two on the top and two along sides and they bring good luck.The people hang a lot of flowers up in a greap to welcome May back and was good bye good bye to Winter for summers come at last theres nothing I have gaint but the true love I have lost.(continues on next page)
