School: Monaghan (Christian Bros.) (roll number 16723)
- Location:
- Muineachán, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: M. Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0957, Page 164
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - My Grandfather carried two cwts. of indian meal up our lane. This lane is situated in Crosses and is very very steep. It belongs to Mr Samuel Johnston who is still alive. It was he who carried the meal up the lane and he is now eighty one years of age.
- They shovelled up the mud with a shovel. Then the pike came up to the top of the water.
They put hair dulls (drills) [?] on a rod and put them in the river. Then when the pike came up it put its head into the dull [?] and the man then caught the stick and brought the pike out of the water. (no title)
“Mr Akens sold candles...”
Mr Akens sold candles and soap at a penny halfpenny per gr.