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School: Fleasgach (roll number 15842)

Location:
Flaskagh More, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Maonaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0012, Page 335

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    told stories about ribbon men who came round with big blue ribbons and men who came carding the people.
    These men made certain laws and if the people broke them they would come with cards for carding wool and strip the people naked. Then they would rub the cards up and down their skin and cut it.
    The "Maoirs" or herds herded cattle for Mr Ronan who owned Flaskagh house and they fasted the forty days of Lent
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Flaskagh More, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Peg Dowd
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Flaskagh More, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Dowd
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Flaskagh More, Co. Galway