School: St Mary's, Buncrana
- Location:
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Bhraonáin
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- Grandmother began as follows:-
When I was a girl about sixty years ago I mind how the people were afraid to fix their house or even whitewash them.
The landlords man would come round and look at the houses, and if he thought from their appearance that the people could live fairly well the rents were raised. I remember when I was one day up in a house in Middle Illies. I was spending a few days there with Mr Patrick Grant.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Elizabeth Doherty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Margaret Roe
- Other names
- Margaret Roe
- Mrs Margaret Doherty
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 86
- Address
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal