School: St Oran's, Buncrana

Location:
Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seán Mac Éibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1111, Page 340

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    to morrow morning. When the people long ago would be going on a [?] journey they would say god send us to get to the end of our journey safe. When the people in olden times was going any ones house they would say when they got to the house God bless every one here. In olden times when the people heard of any one being dead they said may God see room for them and may they rest in everlasting happy-ness in heaven Amen. When the people was churning in olden times they said good luck to my work.
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  2. There was a water horse in minkie loc and he was as big as two other horses And he was coming out of the loc and the people saw him. The people tried to kill him but they were not able. Minsie loc is in Drumfries.
    There was a serpon followed a man from Dull-loc Sledrin Glen. This man was from Minaward. And the way the serpon ran he lept over the [?]broos and he put his tail in his
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. prayers (~3,266)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Brigit Mc Daid
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    53
    Address
    Sladran, Co. Donegal