School: An Chathair Gharbh (roll number 13896)
- Location:
- Cahergarriff, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Criostóir Ó Dubhghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0277, Page 378
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Wrecked Bodies
“A long time ago the bodies of two sailors were washed ashore in a little creek in Pulleen Harbour about a mile from my house.”
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- Úna Ní Néill
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Gour, Co. Cork
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- Cáit Ní Néill
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 86
- My Grandmother who is 86 years old says that when she was a little girl the people didnt eat as often as they do now. The men always went to work in the field early in the morning before breakfast and the women skimmed a large pot of milk and put it on the hearth near the fire to heat while they milked the cows. The sour milk would be turned(continues on next page)
