School: Tyrrellspass (C) (roll number 6040)
- Location:
- Tyrrellspass, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Bean Uí Chonduibh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0731, Page 559
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- Long ago when tea was never used a woman's son had a very bad headache down in Cloneyhigue. Another woman come in and told her to get an ounce of tea. The woman went to the town and bought it. The next day when the other woman came in she asked her did she get it and she told her she drew it will and drained the water of it and mixed the tea.
Leaves up with sugar and that he only eat one spoonful.
- Long ago Mrs Glennon of Cloneyhigue and her sister were pulling turnips in a field and they came upon a big flat stone.
They rose it up with spades and they found under it a pot full of all firearms.
One day when they brought some guns to fire from them. The saw a policeman coming(continues on next page) - Collector
- Maisie Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Glennon
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
