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School: Lathaigh (Laghey)

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Laghy, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Proinsias Mac Pháidín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1032, Page 092

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1032, Page 092

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  4. XML “A Craft”
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  2. A Craft

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    One evening I asked my father how did the old people make baskets and what kind of candles had they.
    He said that the candles were made out of rushes. A man would gather a bunch of rushes and taking a few in his hand he would melt some butter and dip his candle in it. When this was done his candle was ready for use.
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  3. The Treatment of Flax

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    Long ago flax was more plentiful than it is nowadays Before it was manufactured into linen, it had to go through many processes. First it was pulled and steeped
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rita Torrence
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Miss Kathleen Connolly
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Address
    Laghey, Co. Donegal