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School: Barrow (roll number 11850)

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Barrow, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Ml. Ó hUallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0438, Page 114

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0438, Page 114

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  1. About the Famine Time (continued)

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    The way they had for making the bread was, they would cut turnips and pound them and would put a fist of meal through them. No sickness followed the hunger. They used to crush wheat with two brown stones in Fenit. They had alot of wheat in Fenit that time.
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  2. A Famous Mower in This Locality

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    There are very few mowers of any importance in this locality at present. Some years ago there were great mowers there. Here is a description of one of them.
    About sixteen years ago a man by the name of James O'Sullivan is said to have mowed three quarters of an acre of ground of hay in one day. He started to mow at eight oclock in the morning
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nioclás Ó Connaill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Barrow, Co. Kerry