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School: Pres. Convent, Drogheda (roll number 851)

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Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Sr. M. Patrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0679, Page 104

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  1. The Making of Mats (continued)

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    in many shapes, mostly round and oval. The makers would plait the bent four or five yards long. They then would start the mat by bending the plait round on the flat and stitching the ends tight together with twine. Each twist round would make the mat about three inches bigger, as the plait would be about three inches in width.
    There are many other kinds of mats, such as rope mats, firer mats and wool mats.
    Rope mats are made the same as bent ones. First the rope is unravelled into single strands and plaited about three inches wide and then go through
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eva Markey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cord Road, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Patrick Markey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Duleek Street, Co. Louth