School: Gowna
- Location:
- Scrabby, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Hugh Murray
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“100 years ago Scrabby had a famous horsefair on the 11th December.”
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.- Poteen was made on a large scale in the townland of Corfree (Loc Gamhna). Revenue-men tried to check the business often but were outwitted by the Poteen makers crossing with their equipment an angle of the Lake to an island.
line of poetry on preparation of Poteen.
They spread me out on the Barn floor (oats).
And left me there for nine long days
Till my beard would bolt the door. - Drinking song. (Poteen) Still - brown stripper - cow
it's a nice little ditty l mean to sing now. About an old farmer who had but one cow.(continues on next page)