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School: Curnanool N.S. (roll number 14497)

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Cornanool, Co. Mayo
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  1. Béaloideas or Folklore on My Native District Derrycoosh (continued)

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    and it is a branch of the Newport road also, it leads to the Parish church of Islandeady and then it continues to the Westport road.
    The principal grain crops which the people sow in the district are Wheat, Oats and Rye. Oats is sown in a larger quantity than any other of the grain crops. Some farmers sow an acre of potatoes and others sow an acre and a half of potatoes. The principal sort of potatoes the people sow in the district are Irish Queens, Champions and the principal early potatoes.
    The people of Derrycoosh are nice neighbourly people and they are a very hard-working class of people.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Derrycoosh, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Patrick Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    16
    Address
    Derrycoosh, Co. Mayo