School: Tappa (roll number 10451)
- Location:
- Tetoppa, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: S. Ó Reachtaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0953, Page 030
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- (continued from previous page)names of the people who lived in our district where the Mc Glone's
- Long ago and old drink was made from Lady's Gloves First of all the old woman went to the bog and pulled some leaves of the plant and put them in her apron Then she got a tin and boiled the leaves in it Then the water of the leaves was used for as a medicine for a sore throat
- I know a field in my district called Parrenwee An old bog cobered with rushes is called Curragh Some fields bear other names The Schoolhouse field is another name Bróg meshen of butter brosna Old person called fine sticks I know a field called priest field My Grannie told me that this name was put on because there was a priest killed there Sean coig Old houses are often called Old people say leígh that lesson for me
