School: Brosna (B.) (roll number 13018)
- Location:
- Brosnach, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Aonghus Ó Laochdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0449, Page 266
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“In the middle of the river Clydagh up near Pildies there is a high "slinn" called "dassaigs"?”
(continued from previous page)In the famine days Fairfield who was a quaidian or Co. Councillor had a road made. The workers kept the dry bit of bread for dinner in their hat bands for fear the others would steal it. It wouldn't be safe to leave it in their coat pockets.
A gansún was used by a thatcher to hold scollops. It was made of rushes, firmly bound & ties. The two ends were then cut off with a knife.
Over the fireplace was placed a "cuaille" is give a "batte" to the chimney to prevent smoke.
In 1902 Mike bought a "crane" & paid 7/6 for it.
He supplied the bands.
A Sliastán was long sod in Red-digging.Balt Browne's father turned 1¼ acres Irish and filled in the stuff into two drains 140 spades long and 4' deep for a sack of meal and seventeen shillingsA "tá" was a hand of rushes
- Collector
- Aeneas Leahy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Brosnach, Co. Chiarraí
- Informant
- Mike Geaney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 73
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Cnoc na dTarbh, Co. Chiarraí
- Informant
- Mrs John Leahy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Brosnach, Co. Chiarraí