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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 501

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    Local Poets
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    Long ago there were poets about the country and also pipers.
    There is a cave leading from Dirren to Ballymagan, and one time a blind piper was going along, and finding this cave open he fell in, and he walked on and on and he could not see where to walk, and he shouted as he went. He walked on down the passage, and he was supposed to have out his pipes and to haved played "I doubt, I doubt" I wont get out the further down the
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Donaghey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Buncrana, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr Charles Bleu
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Postmaster
    Address
    Ballymagan Upper and Lower and Clonblosk, Co. Donegal