School: Curratavy
- Location:
- Corratawy, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: E. Ó Gallchobhair
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- (continued from previous page)trout and eels. The old people thought that anyone who eat fish would be open minded and clever. When they would get the corn from the mill, they would steep the seeds in a crock for a week. Then they would strain it and boil the essence. This was called "Somhan" or "flummery". At Easter they would have a big feast on eggs. They would have Easter houses. In these houses they would cook all.Seosainn Ní Gíolla Phádraig
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- Collector
- Róise Ní Sámhrain
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- James Mc Govern
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Corneenflynn, Co. Cavan
