School: Árd-achadh (roll number 17098)
- Location:
- Ardagh, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Liam Ó Coinne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0148, Page 181
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- (continued from previous page)the end of it. The bobbins of straw are put on the top of the house. The rest of the straw is spread evenly on the sides of the roof. there are sticks, about twelve inches long stuck here and there to keep the thatch in its place. The straw that is used in thatch is wheaten straw, rye and oaten straw. All the houses are built of mortar and stone.
My townland got its name, Ballymanagh, on account of it being middle way between Ballina and Crossmolina. In this townland there is only two old people, Mr. T. Brogan and Mr. J. Clarke both of Ballymanagh. They can tell stories about the place.
Houses were more numerous then than now. There are only ten houses in my townland where there were fourteen. In front of my home there were four houses, one(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Úna Ní Fhloinn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballymanagh, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Anthony Flynn
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Ballymanagh, Co. Mayo
