School: St Oran's, Buncrana

Location:
Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seán Mac Éibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1111, Page 326

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  2. 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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  3. 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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