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School: Druim Muc (roll number 12861)

Location:
Corrdhoire Bán, Co. Mhuineacháin
Teacher:
M. Ní Chuinneagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0937, Page 064

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    houses there, but it is only about a mile outside the town of Kingscourt. A tent or bank is put up for that day to oblige the people who come there.
    Nowadays, lorries go round the houses and collect the pig for the bacon factories. Then the pigs are killed, weighed and graded at the factories, and you are paid according to weight and grade. On some time you call to the man who took the pigs, and get the money from him.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pól Ó Carrathar
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corrdhoire Dubh, Co. Mhuineacháin
    Informant
    Mr F. Mc Donnell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    35
    Address
    Corrdhoire Dubh, Co. Mhuineacháin