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School: St Mary's, Buncrana

Location:
Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Bhraonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1111, Page 454

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    Where Bricks Were Made
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    Sirada is a district situated about four miles from Buncrana , and about three miles from Ballymagan Post office In Sirada there was a brick yard about sixty years ago, and men, women, girls, and boys, worked in this yard. They got each fourpence a day for their labour.
    This is how the bricks were made. They got blue clay and mixed it with water and this was made into
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Buncrana, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Jeremy's John
    Other names
    Jeremy's John
    Mr John Donaghey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    Over 70
    Address
    Ballymagan Upper and Lower and Clonblosk, Co. Donegal