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Drumnatread, Co. an Chabháin
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S. Stonndúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1020, Page 016

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  1. Pastimes of Long Ago (continued)

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    The pipes they used were called clay pipes. The tobacco was not like ours but they would get in a good store of coltfoot and dry it and then they would smoke it.
    They would hand round the pipe and let each man get a smoke. About ten o'clock they would get their supper. The supper consisted of oaten porridge and buttermilk. In other cases it consisted of griddle bread and tea. Then they would leave before twelve o'clock and the expression used was "God send you safe home"
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  2. Pastimes of Long Ago

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    There are not so many pastimes in the district now-a-days as there were long ago. Now-a-days at Easter it is a custom for the young children to light a fire on the top of a hill to boil eggs and make tea.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josie Murtagh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bindoo, Co. an Chabháin
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Murtagh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bindoo, Co. an Chabháin