School: Scairt (B.), Cill Dairbhe (roll number 4126)
- Location:
- An Scairt, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Rinn
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- They both suffered six months imprisonment in Kilmainham prison, more for their daring than for their offence. They did not regret the time spent as they considered it was for a good cause.
This was all I could get from him so I bade him "good morning" and wended on my way home.(continues on next page)- Collector
- William Bowman
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Informant
- Thomas Bowman
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 62
- Address
- An Scairt, Co. Chorcaí
- (continued from previous page)How the people lived long agoThe people of this district long ago lived in the plainest of food, yet there were much stronger people and healthier than the people now. And they worked much harder for smaller pay.They lived principally on potatoes and sour milk. They ate stir-a-bout made from Indian meal, and somethimes they had fish. They planted oats and wheat and cut them down with reaping hooks.