School: Gleann an Chairthe (roll number 13345)
- Location:
- Gleann an Chairthe, Co. Liatroma
- Teacher: Seán Mag Ualghairg
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- I have an uncle in his 93rd year. He knows no Irish but his mother spoke it fluently as I heard her fifty years ago.
Houses were much more numerous in former times. They were of course only "shacks". - Dock is the most persistent. Slaunless when pounded cures cuts by applying locally.Geese are driven away by saying shell lag shell e.g. Ducks are called by saying wheetee wheetee. Turkeys by pin pin or yeb yeb. Cows are called by saying prooge prooge. Hurrish Hurrish Hurrish calls a pig. Sucky Sucky calls calves.
- When churning is going on in a house any one coming in must take a brash. That keeps them from taking the butter. No one must take a coal out when churning is going on. This taking a coal applies to may day whether churning is going on or not.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Mary Gilligan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Fíonach, Co. Liatroma
- Informant
- Thomas Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Droim Duilliúir, Co. Liatroma