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School: Ráth Bhán (roll number 15996)

Location:
Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Ss Ó Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0149, Page 037

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0149, Page 037

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    Long ago tailors and Tailoresses used to go to the different villages making clothes. There was a tailor living near this school: his name was Donnelson.
    When these tailors used go they got tweed; they got wool and the weavers wove the wool. Then the women got moss to colour it; and then they had cloth like tweed. The tailors
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Flynn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tobernaveen, Co. Mayo