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School: Stranorlar

Location:
Stranorlar, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Giolla Chomhghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1096, Page 89

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1096, Page 89

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    “Once upon a time a woman lived in Mentymoragle who fell out with her neighbour and the woman went to another house to tell lies on her neighbour.”

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    there is frost on the lake the light is seen on the lake.
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    “There is a Catholic graveyard in Cloghan and long ago the Protestants used to bury in it also.”

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    There is a Catholic graveyard in Cloghan and long ago the Protestants used to bury in it also. So the Catholics made a rule that no protestants were to bury in Cloghan and that they were to bury in Stranorlar.
    The Protestants did not keep this rule and the first Protestant
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mulrine
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Stranorlar, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr Hugh Mulrine
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Stranorlar, Co. Donegal