School: Killeen, Granard (roll number 13752)
- Location:
- Killeen, Co. Longford
- Teacher: S. Ó Duibhgeanáin
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drunk at Xmas.
Noggins were the usual vessels used before cups and the people used to hold the milk in pigons, and they also used to have cups for lifting the buttermilk out of the churn.
When people would not have new milk long ago to eat with porridge they would steep oaten meal in hot water and eat it with the porridge. This was called sounds.
My mother told me this information and she is years.
Harry Reynolds, Killeen, Granard. - 470
Hurling and football matches
There was a match played between Granard and Lisryan in John Harte's field of Toneywarden.
There were 21 men from Granard and the same from Lisryan. They had their coats off and nailed boots on them when kicking. The refereeing was done nearly(continues on next page)- Collector
- Michael Cunningham
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tonywardan, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Thomas Kearney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 41