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School: St Mary's, Buncrana

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Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Bhraonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1111, Page 462

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    Long ago it was the custom for the children to get butter and oat meal on top of their heads before going out on Halloween night to keep them safe from the fairies.
    At that time they believed in fairies and so lest the children would be stolen they put this on them.
    George McGee remembers his mother talking often and often of the times when she was a little girl, and when her mother put oat meal and
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Donaghey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Buncrana, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr Jeorge Mc Gee
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    49
    Occupation
    Smith
    Address
    Ballymagan Upper and Lower and Clonblosk, Co. Donegal