School: Druim Mór (roll number 16278)
- Location:
- Dromore, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0166, Page 286
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- About forty years ago there were two corn mills in this district. Both of them are standing still. One stands in Dromore West and the other at Woodhill on Mrs. Tiernan's farm. Oats was ground in those mills and it was made into oat-meal. Wheat was ground into whole-flour. As well as grinding the corn of the neighbourhood the corn from outside the district was ground there also. The people used to come in from Tubercurry and from Banada with their loads of corn on the backs off asses, as there were very few horses at the time. They came in during the night, their oats was ground next day and that night they went home again.
- Collector
- Annie Mc Hugh
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Frank Mc Hugh
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Dunneill, Co. Sligo
