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School: Fahan (roll number 14479)

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Fahan, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Cáitlín L. Nig Uidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1109, Page 387

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    Long ago people used to keep a piece of wood with the name of a feast day scored on it.
    On St Patrick's day and St Brigid's day they kept a cross made out of straw hung up on the kitchen wall. Anyone in the family could make it.
    If the cross fell down it was a sign of a death in the house.
    At Christmas they put up holly and decorations. they brought in
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Hamilton Ferguson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fahan, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr Ferguson
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Castletown, Co. Donegal