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School: St Mary's, Buncrana

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Buncrana, Co. Donegal
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Máire, Bean Uí Bhraonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1111, Page 452

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    St Mary's Church Cockhill was built one hundred and two years ago.
    The new Cemetery ground was called Ardee. Long ago at certain times a car cocks were brought to the grounds where Mrs Rose Mac Carron - locally called Bif Rose) lives.
    These were put to fight and that was why all about that place was called Cockhill.
    Long ago all around Cockhill was
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Buncrana, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Jileys Willie
    Other names
    Jileys Willie
    Mr William Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    Over 80
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Ballymagan Upper and Lower and Clonblosk, Co. Donegal