School: Cathair Loisgreáin (C)
- Location:
- Caherlustraun, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Máire Nic Aodha
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- (continued from previous page)gets dry and hard and the lime would burn the hair off and preserve the skin.Katie Reilly. 27/1/38
From John Reilly, Killamonagh. 61
- How To Make A BoranTo get a rim of a riddle and to get the dried skin of a sheep and to take the wool off the skin. Then to put some lime on it for a few days until it is cured and also some salt.
Then when it is cured to spread it on the floor and two people to draw it to make it wide. Place the rim on the skin and then put the skin under the rim tightly and leave it aside for a few days.Maggie May Connell. 2/1/38
From Tom Connell, Derrymore. 63 - How to Make a Boran.Get a sheep skin and put it over a pot of hot water until it is soft and then pull the wool out of it. Then leave the skin on the floor, then get a round rim and leave it(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Delia Mc Dermott
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- James Mc Dermott
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Killamanagh, Co. Galway
