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School: Abbey (Naomh Feichín)

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Abbey, Co. Galway
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Séan de Paor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0052, Page 0442

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    1. Long ago the people down in pallas used to plough with bullocks. They used to put iron collars on them and wooden hameses. The bullocks that were used to draw out timber in pallas too.
    2. It was bullocks that used to do the work for every one around here in those times. It is about two hundred years ago.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Joynt
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Conicar, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Michael Joynt
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Conicar, Co. Galway