School: Kilskeer (C.) (roll number 1563)
- Location:
- Kilskeer, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Fhithcheallaigh
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- Long ago the people used to make wooden barrels and noggins. Noggins are wooden mugs. When the people had no cups they used to drink there tea out of noggins. There was a woman who lived in Kilskyre and she used to make noggins, barrels, and tubs. The ruins of her house are to be seen there yet.
There is an old woman in Clonmelon and she makes churns. The people from around called her the "Cooper".- Collector
- Lizzie Gaynor
- Gender
- Female
- Here is a game we play on a fine day. We call it duck down. We get a flat stone and put it on the ground, than we get a round stone and put it on top of it. Then we would stand a certain distance away from the stones, and keep two small stones in our hand. Any(continues on next page)