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School: Drumdigus (C.), Kilmurry McMahon (roll number 13479)

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Drumdigus, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Ghormáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0600, Page 143

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  1. Folklore - Shops, Markets, Story, Quality of Butter (continued)

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    Mescal had a hump on his back & as soon as Den saw him he accosted him with - "Yerra isn't it early you're down with Dromellihy Hill on your back." Quick as thought Mescal answered - "Early as it is you have the shutter down" (Referring to his blind eye.)
    Quality of Butter
    To test the quality of the butter the buyer put a long narrow scoop through the butter & examined what came on the scoop or "auger" as it used to be called. It was considered a great disgrace to have a firkin of butter rejected after it had been "pierced".
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit

  2. Folklore - Pedlars

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    Because of the scarcity of country shops some enterprising people took to selling small wares throughout the country. They generally "hawked" these things in hand-baskets - The wares included - Laces, Combs, Hair-oil; Blacking, Pins, Needles, Hair-pins &c. Two of these people who were in this district more than fifty years ago were - John Brown & Michael Sexton.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Halloran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrygeeha, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Patrick Ferguson
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    74
    Address
    Drumdigus, Co. Clare