School: Cor Bealaigh
- Location:
- Corbally, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Pádhraic Ó Marcacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0163, Page 130
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Blackberries are not very much used as food. Children go picking them. They are very nice for making jam.
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Building Houses
Long ago the people of this country were very poor. They lived in dirty, mud houses. There was a very greedy landlord over them. The people were afraid to make them better for fear he would make them pay a higher rent.
The houses were made by putting one sod over another until it was high enough to put a roof on it. Then a flat roof would be put on. The floor was generally made of mud. Sometimes the farmer held a dance so that the people would(continues on next page) - Collector
- Celia Hallinan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knockroe, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mr John Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockroe, Co. Mayo
