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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 422

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0012, Page 422

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  1. Folklore (continued)

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    and a grain of salt and water. Then they would eat nothing or get nothing until their supper. Before the people sowed the potatoes they would shake lime on the land.
    Teller: Mrs Nelly Griffin
    Streamstown
    Cloonfad
    Co Roscommon
    Writer: Nora Power
    Flaskagh
    Dunmore
    Tuam
    Co Galway
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Folklore - Games

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    Folklore - Games
    Long ago they used to play games at nights round the fire. They used to have a stick and everyone put out their feet in a line. One of them would say Luary lary limber loc five mile ten a cloc I sat I sung I early sprung. I met a white dog in the mountain cut for that same reason pull in that foot.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Kirrane
    Age
    43656
    Informant
    Mrs Fahey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clogher Lower, Co. Roscommon