School: Convent of Mercy, Moville (roll number 9278)
- Location:
- Moville, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Sr. Celestine Clarke
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Imelda McAnally, Royal Bank House, Moville.
This folklore is an extract from a lecture on Moville and it's neighbourhood by:- Bishop Montgomery, Moville.
Turf in the District of Moville 80 Years Ago.
Turf was abundant and much closer to their homes than today. I don't know what the size of the carts might have been, but one old friend remembers turf being sold at 1s a load, another mentions 2s. Turf came down the hill on horse-back, then on "slipes", most of my readers will know were boards jointed together, one end resting on the ground. Then the turf came down the hill in carts with small solid wheels, and these are with us still. Frances Molloy, Foster Terrace, Moville(continues on next page)- Collector
- Frances Molloy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Moville, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Bishop Montgomery
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Bishop
- Address
- Moville, Co. Donegal