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School: Na Frasa (roll number 16375)

Location:
Frosses, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seán Mac Robhartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1036, Page 174

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    very bad custom as many of the young men began to drink "poteen" at an early age. The church succeeded in ending the evil custom but the English police and "Revenue" men would never succeed in ending the evil. Indeed they were often very glad to get a bottle of "poteen" for their own use.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máighread Ní Fhrighil
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Drumard, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    John Harley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumard, Co. Donegal