School: Tullyvin
- Location:
- Tulaigh Bhinn, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: M. Feeney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1020, Page 378
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- There was a man who lived in the townland of Crush. He was called Frank Brady and he used to do public works in Cootehill for two pence a day. When he came home he did the farm work. Before he returned to his work he lit a turf fire and took an hours sleep before it. During the twenty four hours he got two mugs of Indian meal porridge & sour milk.
There was a shopkeeper who lived in Cootehill. During the Famine times he happened to have a lot of Indian meal. One day he had a man employed turning the meal to keep it from heating. One time(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Joseph Mc Cabe
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tulaigh Bhinn, Co. an Chabháin
- Informant
- John Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumhirk, Co. an Chabháin
