School: N. Peadair, Caisleán an Bharraigh (roll number 13787)
- Location:
- Carrowbrinoge, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Coigligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089, Page 507
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- (continued from previous page)hay plaited up together. The people nowadays have good strong ropes.
- A long time ago the people had wheels very near like we have now. They were not as strong because the wheels we have now have iron tyres on them. But the wheels long ago had timber tyres on them.
- Collector
- Miss Brigid Moran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowbrinoge, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Bridget Murray
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowbrinoge, Co. Mayo
- A long time ago the people used to keep sheep. When they would bring then to the market to sell they would get the wool taken off them and bring it home. Then they would spin it into cotton or woll or what they liked. Some of the people that were(continues on next page)
