School: An Ghráinseach
- Location:
- Gransha More, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: E. Nic Uaid
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- In Ireland long ago a great many poor people went from house to house to sell things as there were not any workhouses then. People used to give them eggs, bread, flour, meal and clothing. Some gave them rags and they gave pins and needles in exchange for these. There were a great many poor women also going round and they got leave to stay a night in each house. The people of the house made a bed in the corner for these people.
- Collector
- Mary B. Mc Ginnity
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derrynawilt East, Co. Fermanagh
- Informant
- Mrs Murray
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derrynawilt East, Co. Fermanagh
- Lone bushes are more common in Ireland than forts. There is a fort in Lisnawesna which means "the fort of the fortune-tellers."Once a man who owned the farm on which the fort is situated(continues on next page)