School: Cluain Eich (roll number 9942)
- Location:
- Clooneagh, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Sr. Ó Donnabhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0219, Page 283
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- (continued from previous page)was sunk in the earth for three months. When the potatoes and sugar would melt it would turn into rum and that was a fine drink.
- First, ripe sloes are gathered. Then a bottle is filled with them and water is put in. Then a few spoonfuls of sugar is added. Then the bottle is buried for a fortnight and after that it used to be drank by the people. The people used to drink it on St. Swithen's day and by doing this they thought that they would have good crops.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Anne Gannon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bellageeher, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- John Gannon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Bellageeher, Co. Leitrim
