School: Cnoc na Biolaraighe
- Location:
- Cnocán na Biolraí, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Dll. Mac Carrthaigh
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Stories of Watergrasshill and District from Old Inhabitants (continued)
“My grandmother always said "Welcome" if the door opened...”
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My grandmother spoke Irish fluently, but in ordinary every-day affairs she used English. But whenever old people - especially form the Western side of the parish (Glenville) came to visit her they always conversed in Irish. Stories of Watergrasshill and District from Old Inhabitants
“She always wore white muslin caps, ...”
She always wore white muslin caps, some of which were very nice indeed. They were made of muslin of different sorts, spotted, flowered &c and of great variety. All had frills bordering the face. Some had three & four frills over lapping and sometimes edged with fine lace. She took great pride in preparing & ironing these caps. She had a special iron for the frills. She called it a 'talin' (Italian?) iron The top was a hollow tube tapering at one end. Into the open end the red iron was put and she pressed each part of the
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