School: Allenwood, Robertstown (roll number 1712)
- Location:
- Allenwood, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Seán Ó Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0775, Page 098
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“There was a grocers shop long ago in James Brennan's in Grangeclare.”
(continued from previous page)the unsalted butter on her finger and stick it up on the wall over the churn to bring a lot of butter. This was done at every churning and the butter would stick to the wall like putty. In some old dairies there were rows of these little bits of butter on the walls.
- People used to gather " fourán " and oak leaves and boil them for the pig. "Fárán has yellow blossom and large leaf, like dock-leaf. The pig was kept in the "parlour" which was an end room in the house, and was the principal part.
A " skib " made of sallies about 1ft high was used for draining and holding boiled potatoes.
Before mirrors were made if a man wanted to shave himself he would get a bucket of clear water and look himself in it and shave.
A cock is called a " curmaneam " or "corrméanair" a blessed bird! (no title)
“When potatoes are overcooked...”
When potatoes are overlooked they are(continues on next page)
