School: N. Peadair, Caisleán an Bharraigh (roll number 13787)
- Location:
- Carrowbrinoge, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Coigligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089, Page 499
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- Ned Mac Tigue Burren was a great weaver. He used to weave blankets. He weaved up to about 2 years before he died. He was 94 years when he died. This carried on in places round Castlebar.To colour wool they used to make a dye by boiling the bark of a certain tree.
- Tatching is done by a lot of country-people, not as much as long ago.
- Collector
- Benignus O' Quigley
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mr M. Joyce
- Gender
- Male
- If people wanted a good strong rope they made it from the hemp which they grew and the waste of the flax. They twisted it and plaited it with their hands. If they wanted a rope for tieing a cow they made it from bogdéal so that the cow could not eat it. (The person that that told me this said it was a lovely piece of work.)Coopers in those days used.(continues on next page)
