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School: Srón (roll number 9090)

Location:
An tSrón Bheag, Co. Chiarraí
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Carrthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0452, Page 184

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  1. Amhrán (continued)

    “Ar bhóthair Luimnighe do casadh an bás cúgham”

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    Cliabán ór ar úrlár socair
    Ar bárr na gcrairbh is an gair a bogadh
    Seiritín seó ú ló ló
    Seiritín seó sé dubhairt mo leanbh
    Seiritín seó lú ló ló us d'focair a bfearr liom beir go maidin.
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  2. Food in Olden Times

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    About sixty or seventy years ago the food of the people in the poor parts of Ireland consisted almost enterely of potatoes & oaten meal porridge. At that time there was hardly any milk in the Winter & in the early Spring months of the year. There was no sale for butter in the Winter time of the year & consequently the farmers used to have no cows calving until
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    Topics
    1. táirgí
      1. táirgí bia (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Julia Scannell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An tSrón Mhór, Co. Chiarraí
    Informant
    Daniel Scannell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    69
    Address
    An tSrón Mhór, Co. Chiarraí