School: Tyrrellspass (C) (roll number 6040)
- Location:
- Bealach an Tirialaigh, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: Bean Uí Chonduibh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0731, Page 452
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- Long ago teas was never used except at Christmas. People were fined if they were known to have it in their houses as it was considered a stimulant. Their bread was made of Indian meal. They used to mix it with a thing called sowens.
This was made of potatoes a little flour and water. It was kept steeping in a crock and water added to it from time to time.
The women used to carry the butter in small tubs on their heads to Mullingar. In the Summer time they used to bury the cleaves of butter in the bog to keep it cool when the could not(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Masie Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gneevebane, Co. na hIarmhí
- Informant
- Mrs Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Gneevebane, Co. na hIarmhí
