School: Cúl Seachtaine
- Location:
- Coolshaghtena, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Caitln Nic Dhonnchadha
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- (continued from previous page)Mary Bodkin, Johnie Casserly, Mickey Crahen, Paddie Brady, Mad Winnie. Some of those went from house to house begging for food. Some of them sold religious pictures and Rosary beads.
Mickey Crahen made cloths brushes from horse hair and sold them.
Paddy Brady was a great matchmaker and storyteller.
Mickey Lohan always carried a clieve for gathering alms. The school children always called him "lashey" to see him go down on his knees and curse them.
Mary Bodkin always carried two flour bags under each arm and a pitcher in each hand.
Johnnie Casserly always made a speech to free his country in spite of the English man's nose.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Gretta Gavigan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coolshaghtena, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Joseph Gavigan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 53
- Address
- Coolshaghtena, Co. Roscommon