He places the mallet between two rungs of the ladder above him. Now he is ready to begin to put on the first streak of thatch...
INFORMANT: Edward Bourke, Age 55, Tawnagh More, Co. Mayo
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The result would be a beautiful brown colour.
INFORMANT: Mrs Kelly, Age 70, Cregg, Co. Mayo
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In a deep river beside the curate's house in Balla there is a pot of gold. But nobody can get it unless a living person is thrown in its place. In times gone by many a person tried to get it but failed.
INFORMANT: Mrs Kelly, Age 70, Cregg, Co. Mayo
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The kind of bread they used was "Tom Steel" that was oatmeal made with water and baked standing up against a big flag at the fire.
Mrs Kelly, Age 70, Cregg, Co. Mayo
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