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School: Tír na Sligeach (C.) (roll number 16108)

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Tirnasligo, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Miss M. Mc Daid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1122, Page 103

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    There were times long gone when fire-light was the only night-light people had.
    After night fall families in their own homes sat around a very big fire and how they spent the long Winter evenings is to us a matter of speculation
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Éilis Ní Dhóchartaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Bessie Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    18
    Address
    Claggan, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    James Conaghan
    Other names
    James Conaghan
    Seamus Mór (local name)
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    81
    Address
    Claggan, Co. Donegal