School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Wiley
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592E, Page 07_027
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“Once a woman was dying and two men went for Biddy Early, Biddy was in the room and there was another person in the kitchen.”
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lying down and if the person is going to live he is standing up.
- Starch
Long ago starch was made in a very cheap way.The old people used scrape potatoes into a bucket .Then they used squeeze it in a little bag made for the purpose.
The starch then was in that water and after a while it would sink to the bottom and harden.The water was thrown off and a fresh washing given,this water was thrown off again and given its last washing.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Julia Corry
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derryfadda, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Thomas Corry
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Derryfadda, Co. Clare
