School: St Mary's, Buncrana
- Location:
- Bun Cranncha, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Bhraonáin
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- Where Bricks Were Made
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Sirada is a district situated about four miles from Buncrana , and about three miles from Ballymagan Post office In Sirada there was a brick yard about sixty years ago, and men, women, girls, and boys, worked in this yard. They got each fourpence a day for their labour.
This is how the bricks were made. They got blue clay and mixed it with water and this was made into(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary Doherty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bun Cranncha, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Informant
- Jeremy's John
- Other names
- Jeremy's John
- Mr John Donaghey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- Over 70
- Address
- Ballymagan Upper and Lower and Clonblosk, Co. Dhún na nGall