School: Cúl Umha (Cailíní)
- Location:
- Cooloo, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Mhurchú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0081, Page 374
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- I was informed that in the year 1840 there were about too families in this parish, 250 of those lived in mud cabins or hovels with less than 3 acres of land the majority of the latter did not own a 4 footed animal other than the cat or dog. I will give a brief sketch of conditions prevailing at the time those who are now accoustomed of living in splendid houses, slated whitewatched, painted with parlous. I will surley say those were lazy filthy people in those days. No they were not the old proverby obliged to has no choice were then in use. I am in formed those men were grate spades men they scraw or in one word rule out a rood of lea land per man in a day and were able to sow it(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eibhlín Ní Éiligé
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Ballinastack, Co. Galway
- Informant
- William Ward
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Ballinastack, Co. Galway
