School: An Clochar, Roscrea
- Location:
- Ros Cré, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: An Mháthair M. Ní Thuathaigh
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- (continued from previous page)give it to say to the Americans that the Irish were starving , the English opened what was called Stirabout Houses. There is one out in Ballaghmore yet. It has "V" shaped windows. The stirabout was given out through those. It was called "shadow stirabout" because if you tilted in to one side or other it would all fall off the plate it was so thin. The meal was called Indian Buck.
- The people were very weak. At that time the water was carted around the town in barrels. It came from a well in Ashbury. It was very impure. Owing to(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Philomena Tobin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Pháirc Mhór, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- Mr Michael Tierney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 62
