School: Fothar (roll number 16903)
- Location:
- Faugher, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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- (continued from previous page)the graveyard. Doe Castle and Ray Castle were places for hanging people long ago.
- Long ago when people went into a house they would not say Good - night but "God Bless all here" and when they were leaving again they would say "May God and Mary bless you all. If they saw anyone doing any work they would say God Bless the work.
- Collector
- Winnie Harkin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Baile Mór Íochtarach, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Informant
- J. Harkin
- Gender
- Unknown
- Age
- 58
- Address
- An Baile Mór Íochtarach, Co. Dhún na nGall
- When the old people would (say) sneeze they used to say a short prayer such as, "Dia is Muire liom. After lighting the lamp they used say "Buideachas don Righ sá choinne an t-solais.(continues on next page)