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School: Beglieve

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Beglieve, Co. Cavan
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Brigid Duffy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1016, Page 081

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    wool was scutched, spun, woven and made into clothes. Then it was dyed black. The dye was home made. It was made from bog-wood and copperas.
    At a wedding the groom wore a frieze coat and knee-breeches and a home made castor hat.
    The hats were made from wool. they were made from wool. They were made by a hatter.
    The women wore a white linen drees.
    There was a hatter living in Seeorum about a hundred years ago.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Philomena Brady
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael Brady
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55