School: Cnoc Breac
- Location:
- New Inn, Co. Galway
- Teacher: M. Ó Maoldúin
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- (continued from previous page)home for him. The turf had to be hard or if it was not hard the landlord would make them bring it back again to the bog.
The men that would be cutting the turf would have to work for a shilling for day and the man that would have a horse would have to work for a shilling per day and the man that would have a horse would have to work for a shilling and sixpence per day but it would want to be a good load before he would get his pay. One man brought a load of turf and the landlord was not pleased with it because it was not hard enough.
The landlord made him bring it back again but he sold it to Kilconnel and drank the price he got for it. If the people(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Donohoe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- New Inn, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Thomas Melody
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Corrabaun, Co. Galway
