School: Teampall Mhuire

Location:
Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0143, Page 432

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  1. Long ago the people had no means of tilling their land as they have now. They dug it with their spades and after wards broke it small. When they had that done the marked it in to ridges.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tessie Rogers
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Rogers
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathbaun, Co. Mayo