School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)
- Location:
- Derrymore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire Uí hOistín
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- (continued from previous page)used drink from one noggin. There was four noggin in every house. They never ate at a table but on a chair. There used be three women going around buying eggs instead of money they would give sugar half ounce or tea.
If one would make a cup of tea you could smell it a 100 yards away.
The half once of tea would last 4 turns. The young boys and men used to out to Gleann Iomaire to shear sheep. Tickets used be given around and who ever got a ticket would(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Seán M. C. Ó hOistín
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Ted Hastings
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derrymore, Co. Mayo
