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School: Clochar na Trócaire (Convent of Mercy)

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Skibbereen, Co. Cork
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    around the rafters.
    Dyeing :-
    They gathered ivy leaves and furze blossoms and they boiled them and they strained the water and they kept the water for dyeing.
    Spades :-
    Some people made spades of steel to dig the land in the Spring and they were called "Spring Spades"
    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
    Collector
    Maigread Nic Gearailt
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Skibbereen, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Ristéard Mac Gearailt
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Skibbereen, Co. Cork