School: Annacarter
- Location:
- Mullinaveige, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Mary C. Mulligan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0917, Page 250
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- The families of Bartons and Kellys Natives of this locality used to make hats years ago - material used:- wool - they sold them locally.
- Informant
- Mrs Maria Mulligan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Powerscourt Paddock, Co. Wicklow
- Fifty years ago there used to be a fork used on the farm with a very long handle short grained. It was chiefly used for pitching oats and passed from one homestead to another according as required - It was called the "rambling" pitch fork and there is a tune of that name. a jig called "The Rambling Pitchfork"
- In all houses long ago there was a three legged pot in use for cooking. All food was cooked in it and it was called a "Skillet"(continues on next page)
