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School: Áthán (B.), Lios na Groighe (roll number 14173)

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Ahane, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Seán Ó Héalaithe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0523, Page 322

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    are made with straws.
    7. Soap is made out of tallow. Tallow is got from a cow or a goat.
    8. Thatching is done with straw and scallops. The thatcher puts on a bundle of straw and hold it together with scallops. Scallops are made with sally sticks split in halves.
    11. Ropes are made with hay.
    12. The make this rope get a stick and twist the hay with it.
    13. A little ban for butter is made with timber. The carpenter would get a piece of plywood about an inch high and put it into a pot of hot water and steam it. Then he would glue it onto the piece for the cotton.
    Pupils Name.
    Joe Roche
    Rivers
    Lisnagry
    Co. Limerick
    Thomas McCarthy
    Rivers
    told me this
    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
    Joe Roche
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rivers, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Thomas Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rivers, Co. Limerick