School: N. Peadair, Caisleán an Bharraigh (roll number 13787)

Location:
Carrowbrinoge, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Coigligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089, Page 502

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089, Page 502

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    timber and in that way they managed to Plough and drill and scuffle the land, in that time they used not set much crops, because they had not good tools for working the land.
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  2. A couple of years ago before the slates were found out, the people of this Country used to have all thatched houses and barns. There were special men noted for thatchin namely:- John Murray Boradruma, Michael McDonagh Derryhush, Martin McHale, Boradruma and several others
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