School: St Mary's, Buncrana

Location:
Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Bhraonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1111, Page 422

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  1. 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.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    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