School: An Mhágh Bheag, Droichead Banndan (roll number 11025)
- Location:
- Mawbeg East, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Nóra, Bean Uí Uallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0315, Page 053
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- After the rebellions of Éire Óg and the Finíní John Bull said that he would take the teasbac off the Irish and he kept his word.
He raised the rent so high that it was impossible to pay it.
They slaved and spared every penny they could for this purpose.
They could not buy any luxuries such as tea, coffee, clocks, tobacco, matches etc.
They invented crafts for that reason.
My mother told me of this craft.
In older times people used bring in at night the hens, chickens and the house cock.
They nailed a stick behind the door near the rafters and there the cock used sleep.
At the downing of the day the cock used crow to waken the people.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridgie Crowley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mawbeg East, Co. Cork
