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1. How Beastings are Made (continued)

   

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   are called "beastings".
   When the "beastings" are cooked they are put out on plates too cool. Then they are used as "kitchen" with potatoes for dinner.
   Some people send a share of the beastings to their nearest neighbour. It is a good old custom.

   

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2. Folklore

   “There was a shirt-factory at Temple-Douglas in Mrs McGinley's. Nearly all the women and girls of this district were occupied making shirts.”

   

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   I There was a shirt-factory at Temple-Douglas in Mrs. McGinley's. Nearly all the women and girls of this district were occupied making shirts. Some sewed with the hand and others used machines. They would get half a crown for a dozen of finished shirts. II Another Shirt Factory was at Daniel McConells of the Blown rock. There are no factories in this parish for the last thirty years. III There was a knitting factory in Manus

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kathleen Murray

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Derrora, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   Catherine Murray

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   43

   Address

   Derrora, Co. Donegal