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School: Kilmore (roll number 16126)

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Kilmore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Shamhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0226, Page 494

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    Polish Making:- Daniel O'Reilly of Aughavas used to make polish from burned paper or straw mixed with sweet milk and sugar, and Daniel O'Reilly of Kilmore used to make polish from the burned soot off the side of a pot mixed with sweet milk and sugar.
    Mat Weaving:- Some people make mats for donkeys from straw. They plait the straw in strands of three and join them together.
    Baskets:- Long ago a man named Darcy used to make baskets from boiled rods woven together and he used to sell them from a living.
    Bisim Making:- Some people used to make bisims from heather which usually came from the Bally-Hadey mountain in county Cavan.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Bernard Quinn
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Drumdiffer, Co. Leitrim