School: Fleasgach (roll number 15842)

Location:
Flaskagh More, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Maonaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0012, Page 427

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  1. Folklore 20-1938
    Potatoes
    My father sow potatoes every year in the farm. In ridges he always sow the potatoes. Long ago there was no potatoes. The people used to have to root the ground to see if there were any potatoes under the clay. One may found three potatoes. He didn't boil them at all he was so hungry he eat them raw. They never used a spade all wooden ploughs.
    Teller: Mrs McGuire
    Kiltevna
    Dunmore
    Co Galway
    Writer: Miss Mary Joe McGuire
    Kiltevna
    Dunmore
    Co Galway
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Folklore - Old Trades - 15-7-'38
    The way the people made baskets long ago was they used to stick four rods down in the ground. And weave little rods around the other rods. When the basket is very near made the rods are pulled
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    P.J. Costello
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Flaskagh More, Co. Galway
    Informant
    P.J. Costello
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Flaskagh More, Co. Galway