School: Gowna
- Location:
- Scrabby, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Hugh Murray
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“The fashions in Scrabby were much the same in Scrabby...”
(continued from previous page)"I say" says Pat
"What's that?" says Mick
"Do you think did we fight him too young"This last refers to Young Pat's part in the faction-fight at the fair.
The women wore shawls and what they called a "drogged Petticoat". A dowry for a girl then was a "drogget" Petticoat and a fine feather bed.BED TÉASTAR was a canopied bed in very common use.
SongPut on your old knee breeches
And your coat of Emerald Green
Take off your hat my darling Pat
And wear your old Caubeen
This is our Golden Wedding
Let everybody know
The hat (?) you wore on your wedding day
Fifty years ago.
- Animals - domestic - The cow always took first place in the affections of the people here A gamhan Ruadh was a heifer having a calf before she was a two year old.
One old man told me his neighbour had one cow and he saw that cow doing(continues on next page)
