School: Allenwood, Robertstown (roll number 1712)
- Location:
- Allenwood, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Seán Ó Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0775, Page 119
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- (continued from previous page)the tailor. Crosses used to be made from straw called St Brigids Crosses. These were stuck up in the thatch on St. Brigids eve. In Herberts there are a lot of those crosses stuck in the thatch. There is a large dent in the wall of our house. The tub use to be put there on the washday long ago. If anyone knits or stitches on Sunday he will rip it all with his nose before he dies. There is a field in Mr Thornton's called the Fuarán field". In that field there is a well called The Furan well. The first thing that is cooked in a new saucepan is called "hanseling" it. They generally cook rice in the new saucepan.
- There were more people round here before the famine. The potatoes turned black. The chief food was Indian meal. It was 2/6 a stone and it was considered very dear. All the hills were broken and the gravel was spread on the roads. The pay was 2/6 for an ass(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Patrick Lyons
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Grangeclare West, Co. Kildare
