(gan teideal)

“Long ago people used to bake bread nearly the same as nowadays.”

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Mr Ned Farrell, Phyllis Mc Cann

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“Shops were not as plentiful in olden times as they are now.”

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Jeanette Ryan, Mr M. J. Ryan

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“Houses made of mud and bog sods were the kind of houses that were the kind of houses that were out in former times...”

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Betty Gibbons, Mr Tom Mullooly

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“There is only one religious story told in the district.”

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Jean Kelly, Miss Mary Murphy

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“There are three churchyards around here two in the parish of Rathcline and the other in the parish of Cloontuskert.”

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Jeanette Ryan, Mr M. J. Ryan

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“A Prayer to be said at night is As i lie down on my right side I pray to God to be my guide...”

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Mrs A. Mc Crann, Phyllis Mc Crann

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(gan teideal)

“There are some hidden treasures in the district.”

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Jean Kelly, Mr Patrick Murphy

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“There are crosses made in honour of St Brigid and St Patrick.”

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Betty Gibbons, Mr Tom Mullooly

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(gan teideal)

“There is a fort up in Lisduff.”

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John Eivers, Mr Edward Eivers

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(gan teideal)

“Mr Fred Geffray of Rathclive was a great jumper.”

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Mr Ned Farrell, Phyllis Mc Cann

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(gan teideal)

“There was a few hedge-schools in our district.”

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Jeanette Ryan, Mrs Ned Farrell

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(gan teideal)

“They made their own baskets and creels with sally-rods.”

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Betty Gibbons, Mr Tom Mullooly

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(gan teideal)

“There were people living in Lanesboro named O'Connors...”

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Joan Kelly, Mr John Murphy

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(gan teideal)

“There are a few place names on the fields and hills around here...”

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Jeanette Ryan, Mr Ned Farrell

Lanesborough, Co. Longford

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(gan teideal)

“The people in olden times had certain days for doing everything...”

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Joan Kelly, Miss Mary Murphy

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(gan teideal)

“There are some stories to be had about the Holy Family.”

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Jeanette Ryan, Mr Ned Farrell

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(gan teideal)

“Olive Goldsmith was a famous poet, historian, and novelist.”

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Joan Kelly, Miss Mary Murphy

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(gan teideal)

“One of the most ancient monument I know in this locality is situated is in the townland of Curreen on the Leinster side of the Shannon...”

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Jeanette Ryan, Mr James Farrell

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(gan teideal)

“The kind of bread they used in olden times was Oaten bread and Potato cake...”

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Betty Gibbons, Mr Tom Mullooly

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(gan teideal)

“Shops were common in olden times.”

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Betty Gibbons, Mr Patrick Gibbons

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