School: St Fiachra's, Ullard, Borris, Co. Carlow (roll number 3459)
- Location:
- Ullard, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Máire Ní Ghuidhir
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- (continued from previous page)The old people said they landed some place on the White Mountain over at the Black Stairs.
My Father told me that at one time there was a rath in that field and John Healy and his grandfather cleared it away as they did not want to have it taking up land. That was the reason the potatoe seeds were swept out of Brigid Murphy's práscín. - Up to recent times men used never anything on their feet but clogs. Most of the women used to go in their bare feet and their sons and daughters also. Every night before these people went to bed they washed their feet, as they were not allowed to go to(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joan Mc Donald
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Michael Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Ballyjohnboy, Co. Kilkenny