School: Drumandoora N.S. (roll number 12123)

Location:
Drumandoora, Co. Clare
Teachers:
Liam Mac Aodhaire Liam Airley
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    always work together when cutting turf.The creels is supposed to be good work for a man to cut in a bog.
    Thirty creels of turf is called a hundred of turf and when it is clamped the clamp is supposed to be seven feet long feet wide and seven feet high.
    Long ago the principal way of measuring things were hands thumbs and fingers.The height of a horse was always measured by hands ,a hand been counted 4"in measuring timber thumbs were used
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Mac Mahon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fahy, Co. Clare
    Informant
    John Woods
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fahy, Co. Clare