School: St Oran's, Buncrana

Location:
Bun Cranncha, Co. Dhún na nGall
Teacher:
Seán Mac Éibhir
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    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí eacnamaíocha
        1. talmhaíocht (~2,659)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Bridget Mc Laughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Gort Uí Argáin, Co. Dhún na nGall
  2. There was a famous pig and it could jump over ditches. One day it was jumping over a ditch and a woman say it. This woman said that the devil was in that pig. Before the pig got into the pighouse it was dead.
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  3. There was a man one time who was very fond of cats. One day he was out in the fields and he saw a cat. He went over and got it and took it home. This man had a dog and when he got up the next morning the dog had a sore leg, and the man did not know what was wrong with him, but he thought it was the fairies. Then he went and left the cat where he found it, and when he
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