School: Mungraid (B.) Luimneach (roll number 14409)
- Location:
- Mungairit, Co. Luimnigh
- Teacher: Mrs B. Mulroy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0528, Page 143
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- (continued from previous page)the old woman had only a male goat. This left little doubt of her evil doings. The people made up their minds to prevent her from taking their butter in future.
- Shops were not plentiful long ago in Ireland except a shebeen here and there. There was only one shop in Clarina and it was owned by a woman named Dia Whack. There were two in Mungret about a hundred years ago. One of them was owned by a woman called Maig Moloney. In it was sold two penny packets of tea, penny packets of sugar and two-penny loaves of bread. Poteen was soled secretely. The only sweets(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Seán Mc Gann
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 52
- Address
- Mungairit, Co. Luimnigh
