School: St Oran's, Buncrana

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   Irish rose. He used to dance at the planting cross roads. He danced the Irish jig.
   There was a man one time and this man was a great jumper and he could jump nearly 11 feet high. There was a match one and another man came too see which of them could jump the highest. This mans name was Barney Maley.

   

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   There was a man in Mineward Buncrana and he run a train from the town to Drumfrice Post office. This man was very strong he carried a sack of potatoes 2 miles without resting. He is dead now his name was John Brennen.

   

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   There was a good walker in Sleadrin they called him Owen Brennen. He could walked to Buncrana in half an hour. There was a good singer in Sleadrin Glen they called him Pat Lynch. He was a very good story teller to. He is dead now. This man lived in Sleadrin Glen. There was a man in our district. He could mow three akres in a day. That man was called James Doherty.

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   John Mc Laughlin

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   71

   Address

   Sladran, Co. Donegal