School: Lios Gúl, Mainistir na Corann (roll number 4230)
- Location:
- Lisgoold North, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Cathasaigh
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“The nicest game I play is hide - , ang , and - go - seek. ...”
(continued from previous page)her she stands by the wall. Then she calls out another colour and so on until she has them all called. The two who were calling and giving them out will go away by themselves and get three places Heaven, Purgatory, and Hell and they call the others over and they go into any of these three places and when it is finished they call the three places.
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“The chief food of the people when the potatoes failed was Indian meal...”
The chief food of the people when the potatoes failed was Indian meal and made in to stirabout with milk. When the Indian meal was well boiled it was not too bad. When it was half done it was very bad food. In want of food several people got fever and several people went in to the hospital. Several of them died. The people who did not go in to the Hospital got on better so many of them did not die. The Hospitals were over crowded and they could not get proper care.
It was about that time the emigration started to America. All the young boys and girls went to America to earn their living. They went over in small sailing ships. It often took(continues on next page) - Collector
- Kathleen O' Connell
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr Patrick O' Connell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Peafield, Co. Cork