School: Baile an Chaisil B.

Location:
Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0139, Page 561

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  3. XML “Seancheirdeanna - An Chaoi a nDéantaí Coinnle sa tSeanaimsir”
  4. XML “Old Trades”

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  1. Chuirfidis sligéan pota ar an dteine, agus chuirfidis cnap geire isteach san tsligéan agus leamhaidís é. Bhíodh maola aca agus sinidís snaths olna isteach san maola ó cheann go ceann. Annsin d'oirtidís an geir leaighthe isteach san maola. Nuair a bhíodh an géir fuar tarrneoidís amach é. Bhead sé deanta ina gcoineal. B'shin iad na coinnlé geire.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. candle-making (~728)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Éamon Mac Giolla Mhártain
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killerduff, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Martán Ó Dochartaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Killerduff, Co. Mayo
  2. Old trades
    A very old way of making sieves was with sheep skin. The skin was wrapped up and left to rot till the wool came clean off when pulled. The skin was then stretched on a rim of wood or rod and
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