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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 440

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    ropes tied round them, the next day the girls come round and a doll in a basket and say here is Saint Bridget dressed in white give us some money in honour of the night.
    Writer: Bridie Power
    Same address
    Teller: Mrs Power
    Flaskagh
    Dunmore
    Co Galway
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    The name of our animals is cows sheep pigs horses. The cattle is brought in every night and mud and straw put under them for bedding. The sheep are fed in the field with cabbage and turnip and hay when the people are driving the cattle they say [?] and hurth. When they are calling the sheep they say chuff when they are calling the pigs they say furrahin.
    Writer: Bridie Power
    Teller: Pat Power
    Same place
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Power
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Flaskagh More, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Pat Power
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Flaskagh More, Co. Galway