School: St Johnston (2)
- Location:
- Saint Johnstown, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: S. Mac Giolla Bhríghde
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- (continued from previous page)and stables in winter.
In olden times hardly anyone had horses + carts. Mules + creels were used. The rich people went about in traps + sidecars. People used to put creels on the mules' sides + thus bring turf from the bogs.
None of the farmers around here keep mules. It is said that mules are very stubborn. I often hear folk saying "You're as stubborn as a mule".
People kill turkeys + geese for their Christmas dinners. The legs of these birds are the best because they contain a lot of beef. There is a lot of fat on a goose. Some people stuff turkeys, geese + chickens with stale bread + vegetables. They are very good done that way.
Horses + asses are kept busy during the bigger part of the year. They stay out in the fields for a while in the summer. A donkey usually(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nellie Corcoran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Church Town, Co. Donegal
