School: Fleasgach (roll number 15842)

Location:
Flaskagh More, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Maonaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0012, Page 419

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    is a bush near the well. People can get cures at the holy wells if any one went with a sore foot and to wash it in the holy well it would cure it.
    Writer: Josephine Mannion
    Flaskagh
    Dunmore
    Co Galway
    Teller: Mrs. Mary Mannion
    Flaskagh
    Dunmore
    Co Galway
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Folklore 19-10-'38
    Potatoes
    The potatoes were all sown in drills long ago. They made them with a spade because they had no horses to make ridges. They did not cut the potatoes in halves at all. The people helped each other. There was all wooden ploughs used long ago. There was spades made in the forges long ago. The names of the potatoes
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Power
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Flaskagh More, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Power
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Flaskagh More, Co. Galway