School: Cill Laichtín, An Caisleán Nua

On this page

1. What Was Done Long Ago

   

   Share Share Post

   The people long ago did not drink any tea. Their principal food was potatoes and milk. They had meat only on Thursdays and Sundays. The milk was not drank out of cups but out of wooden vessels called juggins.

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

2. A Story

   

   Share Share Post

   

   You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.

   One day there was an old man by the side of the road. A tourist came along and got in conversation with with him. The old man told the following. There were six men digging potatoes in a garden which was next a fort. There was a great crop of potatoes in the garden. When dinner-hour came the dinner was taken out to the men. As they were eating their dinner, they saw six women coming out of the fort, and started picking the potatoes into their aprons as quick as they could. When they had enough picked they went into the fort again. When the men went back to their work after their

   (continues on next page)

   Save Cancel

   Transcription guide »

   By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Mrs Kelly

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Cill Laichtín, Co. Luimnigh