Volume: CBÉ 0189

Date
1935
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  1. Taghmon.
    Mostly all the old thatched houses of Taghmon are in a very bad state_ low [?], and must be very old. During the last winter of 1936, no less than six old thatch houses were blown down.
    The canntapid[?] is rather bare. The brincihli[?] firewood is forage or bushes as it is called, and sceais[?]
    At Brown's Castle there is a wood and many people buy trees there for winter. Some buy trees, and then up and sell them in blocks around the village.
    Charring coal is given out there at Christmastime. There are many loafers there and most of them try to get living as soft as possible. The most of people in Taghmon are very poor.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Item type
    Lore
    Language
    Béarla
    Writing mode
    Handwritten
    Writing script
    Roman script