School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)
- Location:
- Derrymore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire Uí hOistín
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- (continued from previous page)They used knock three turns out of the 1/2 ounce of tea and when the tea would be wet in a house, you would smell it if you were coming 1/4 of a mile away from it because you, werent used to it.
Nearly everyone had a piece of cabbage. They used cut up a head of cabbage, and shake oatmeal over it and boil it. The oatmeal was got from oats bought in town and ground to meal at home.
A doctor came from France once. He walked around through the country. He said that the country people wanted no doctor because(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Áine Ní Oistín
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derrymore, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Thady Hastings
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tawnyslinnaun, Co. Mayo
