School: Gort na mBó (roll number 14418)

Location:
Bofield, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Laoghaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0128, Page 151

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0128, Page 151

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    They put the hens and chickens out of the lofts and they put the children in their places.
    About a month afterwards everyone was looking for their chickens. No one could get their own chickens.
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  2. The people long ago used not have the same kind of bread as they have now. They used to eat oatmeal bread. There were mills that were grinding meal around this place.
    When they would be making an oatmeal cake they would get some oatmeal first. They
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    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
        1. bread (~2,063)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William Foy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowreagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Foy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowreagh, Co. Mayo