School: Fleasgach (roll number 15842)

Location:
Flaskagh More, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Maonaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0012, Page 396

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    because the land was bad. They shook lime on it and made it good when a man got a few sound potatoes he gave the seed to the neighbour.
    Writer: Bridie Power
    same place
    Teller: Patk Power
    same place
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Folklore 4:10:'38
    There did a lot of people die in the time of the famine they died of hunger and hard work. They lived on a dip of water and salt for there dinner and a plate of yellow meal stirabout for their supper.
    Writer: Bridie Power
    Parkroe
    Flaskagh
    Teller: Patk Power
    same place
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    2. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Power
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Flaskagh More, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Patrick Power
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Flaskagh More, Co. Galway