School: Attymass G
- Location:
- Attymass, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Mrs B. Flannelly
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- (continued from previous page)the dress they would make a song about the child and the rest of the scholars would sing it in the school.
- Long ago when the people would be going to England or any place the wouldn't have attache-cases like they have now. What they would have was a check handlerchief and a piece of twine to tie up their clothes. They usedn't have nice clothes or shoes, but their shoes only a piece of leather. They would be made of cows hide and they used to make it themselves. They usedn't to have nice clothes but all they used to make from the sheep's wool. They used to have to bring their own bread and butter and sometimes they wouldn't bring enough of food and they would be starving with the hunger.
They usedn't to have big ships but small little sailing boats(continues on next page)
