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School: Mercy Convent, Baile Mathúna (roll number 3865)

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Ballymahon, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr. M. Clement
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0752, Page 184

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    Ink-making.
    The people used to make ink from sloes.
    Starch-making.
    There can be starch made from potatoes by grating the potato fine and then skimming off the top and what remains is starch. Osier rods were used for making baskets. Peter Grey from Tashinny used to make baskets. Paddy Murtagh used to make keelers.
    Tanning.
    The last tanyard about here was owned by a man named Dowdall.
    Lime-burning.
    People named McGee burned lime and some of their descendants
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    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
    Pauline Kearns
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballymulvey, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Patrick Kearns
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballymulvey, Co. Longford