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School: Gort na Léime (roll number 13012)

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Gortaleam, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Corcoráin
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  1. The Making of Candles

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    Long ago the olden people made their own baskets. They peeled the rods and stuck to rods down in the ground in a circle. Then they weaved more rods amongst them. Then the basket was made. The blindest people made the best baskets.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. candle-making (~728)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Agusta Kilgarriff
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilnalappa, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Kilgariff
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Kilnalappa, Co. Galway