School: Dún Bhéacháin (Dunbeacon) (roll number 15552)

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   and he immediately reared and jumped off the north edge of the island on to another rock a short distance from it. This rock is called "Tadg Rock" and on it are still to be the sign of the horse's shoes. The girl was a native of this locality was praised for her courage in keeping the horse's back until she was brought in from the rock

   

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2. Crafts

   

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   Flour The wheat was first dried in a pot over the fire. A sheet was then spread on the table placing two flat stones containing a hole in the centre of each and a stick called a "míthine" coming through the holes and which were known as "Quern Stones" in the centre of the table. The wheat was then

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. trades and crafts (~4,680)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary J. Moynihan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Drishane, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Mrs E. Moynihan

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   55

   Address

   Drishane, Co. Cork