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School: Dún Beag (C.)

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Doonbeg, Co. Clare
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Eibhlín Ní Shúilleabháin Bean an Ághasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0626, Page 363

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    Long ago the people used to bring the clothes to a pond and wash them, then lay them down on top of a flag and beat them with a timber bittle. Then lay them on the grass for two or three days to bleach.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
    2. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Beití Ní Dhomhnaill
    Gender
    Female