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School: Baile an Chaisil B.

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0139, Page 562

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    hung up to dry. When perfectly dry and when tapped it sounded like a drum. Then any pointed piece of metal or thick wire was put in the fire and made red-hot. with this the holes were bored in the skin and made a very good sieve which had to be kept in a dry place.
    An old song called "Brian O Lynn" tells us of another use for sheep skin - making clothes, -
    Brian O Lynn had no (tra) trousers to wear.
    He bought a sheep skin to make him a pair.
    With the skinny side out and the wooly side in.
    Its pleasant and cool says Brian O Lynn
    Name - John Lenihan
    Address - Ballycastle, Co Mayo 9-12-1937
    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
    John Lenihan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Polke
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    63
    Address
    Ballinglen, Co. Mayo