My Home District
3rd June 1938
I live in Fargureens, Parish of Balla, Barony of Carra. There are only two houses in the village - Kearns's house and Early's house. Our house is situated on the side of the hill. From it we have a lovely view. There are fourteen in our house and five in Early's house. To the front of the house we have a green field in which we play every evening. Our house is a three-roomed house.
There are no old people in our village now. There were thirty-two houses in our village long ago. Some of them are in ruins and others of them are used as cow houses and barns. There are two thatched houses. There is a river separating Fargureens and Boghoue. There is no name on the river. There are about 60 acres of land in this village.
“INFORMANT Mrs Kearns, Age; 40, Manulla, Co. Mayo”