1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Ballinacree (B.)

School: Ballinacree (B.) (roll number 13965)

Location:
Ballynacree, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Pádraic Ó Connachtáin
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0717, Page 210

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0717, Page 210

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Ballinacree (B.)
  2. XML Page 210
  3. XML “A Great Walker”
  4. XML “An Old Spinner”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. A Great Walker (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    walk a lot.
    She went to Castle Pollard in Co West Meath fasting with eight miles to go from Greeve and she also walked to Multy Fernham, which is fifteen miles from Greeve
    Once she wanted to go to Cloherhead wich is a bathing place. But as the journey was too far she hired a man to drive there in a jennet and cart. She stayed a few days at Cloherhead the bathing place.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit

  2. An Old Spinner

    Share Share Post
    You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.
    (continues on next page)
    Cancel
    Transcription guide »
    By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. spinning and weaving (~482)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Micheal Ó Baoighealláin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinrink, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Bernard Sheridan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    Ballinrink, Co. Meath