School: Ferbane (Convent)
- Location:
- Ferbane, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Sr Patrick
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- (continued from previous page)marshy place covered with purple heather and "Ceannawaun" (Ceannabhán). Bog sallies reeds and rushes grow on it also. The ""beesom", a home - made broom, still used in houses round here, is made from heather. "Crandies" and "kishes" are made from bog sallies and everyone knows the rushes used on Twelfth Night are got in the bog.
The local sportsmen find much pleasure in the bog. Snipe, curlew, and grouse are numerous. The male snipe is called the "Jack Snipe". The bog lark and swallows are also to be seen.
The cutting of the turf is one of the most important works of the year. First the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret M. Keena
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Creggan, Co. Offaly
