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School: Na Frasa (roll number 16375)

Location:
Frosses, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seán Mac Robhartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1036, Page 105

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    with the greatest respect and love. In this village and in its environment my best and most faithful companions dwell. These are some of the very few reasons why I bear Frosses a great love.
    Long, long ago there lived a saint in Frosses. At that time there was a famine in the district.
    This saint was grieved when he saw the people dying of hunger; so he prayed to God that He might send them food; it fell to `the ground in the form of manna. The people gathered this food and satisfied their hunger.
    "Fras" means a shower.
    "Frasa" means showers. So this name is derived from the showers, which fell in the form of manna.
    Frosses is a small village not containing more than twenty houses. These
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Frosses, Co. Donegal
    Collector
    Bernadetta Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    16
    Address
    Frosses, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Charles Campbell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    85
    Occupation
    Grocer
    Address
    Frosses, Co. Donegal