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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My home is in the village of Prizon, Parish of Balla, Barony of Carra, Co. Mayo. There are fourteen slated houses in it and one thatched one.
May Adams, Address, Prison, Balla, Co. Mayo
May Adams, Address, Prison, Balla, Co. Mayo
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The Eppicures are very early potatoes. They are sewn on drills in this district. In the Spring time the men plough the land.
INFORMANT: Mrs Corcoran, Age 32, Prison, Balla Co. Mayo
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There is kind of grey moss that grows in meadow-ground which is very good for any person suffering with kidney trouble.
INFORMANT: Mrs Corcoran, Age 32, Prison, Balla Co. Mayo
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In the village of Ara Co Mayo there was a man called James Reddington.....
INFORMANT: Martin Ansbro, Age 74, Prison, Balla Co. Mayo
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Tavanagh Road which is east of this school is 1,000 years old. It leads from Bohola to Balla.
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The games played in Patsy's childhood were top spinning, taws (marbles) ball playing.
INFORMANT: Patsy Ansbro, Age 84, Address, Prison, Balla Co. Mayo
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This village of Prizon North is the barony of Carra, in the parish of Balla, Co. Mayo.
Maisie Reilly Address, Prison North, Co. Mayo
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There was a lime-kiln in Cregg Parish of Balla Co Mayo.
Teresa Kelly, Prison, Balla, Co. Mayo
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About two centuries ago there lived a cow called Glas-Nevnew. She travelled all over Ireland and grazed one night in each field.
INFORMANT John Mac Nicholas; male, Age; 50, Tawnagh More, Co. Mayo
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Ballinagran lake had its origin in a spring well. This place was a village about 250 years ago. It was customary to keep this well covered but it happened that a woman came to the well one day in a great hurry......
INFORMANT John Mac Nicholas;, Age; 50, Tawnagh More, Co. Mayo
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The woman had the cow sold when he got there, and he could not get the money. He reported it to the guards. They could not get the money but by law.
INFORMANT: Martin Ansbro, Age 74, Address, Dooros, Co. Mayo.
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Long ago a ship went out to sea. A big shark kept following it for a long time.
Martin Ansbro, Age 74, Address, Prison, Balla Co. Mayo
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Gather moss off the rocks or trees......
INFORMANT: Annie Kelly, Address, Prison North, Co. Mayo
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Riddle me this riddle me than. What gets wet with drying?
Mary Mc Donnell Age, 76 Prison North, Co. Mayo
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Riddle me this, Riddle me than. Who is the man who can hold up a motor car with one hand?
John Kelly, Age 50, Prison, Balla Co. Mayo
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