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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 418

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  1. Folklore - Roads

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    Folklore 19:10:38
    Roads
    Long ago there was not many road only foot paths. The way the child went to school was across the mountain. The short cuts were to follow the foot paths. The men used to make porshes. They used only get five pence and seven pence a day. And when the men used to go working the women had to do the men's work. There was a foot path through John Regan's field.
    Teller: Mrs Mary Mannion
    Flaskagh
    Writer: Josephine Mannion
    Flaskagh
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Folklore

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    Folklore 19-10-1938
    There is a holy well below Ballyinlough in a place called Loughglin. Some of the people bring a drink of water with them and more of them drink it at the well. The people leave beeds (beads) and middles (medals) near the well. There
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josephine Mannion
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Flaskagh More, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Mannion
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Flaskagh More, Co. Galway