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School: Loch an Toirc (roll number 9584)

Location:
Loughatorick South, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhuirgheasa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0050, Page 0281

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    A man without eye saw plums on a three he did not take plums nor did he leave plums and how could that be. Answer he took one and he left one.
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  2. Old Crafts

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    There was an odd few old trades going on long ago.
    William Allen used to weave he used to work on a lomn and a shuttle. he had a loom specially for weaving.
    He used to make flannel and frize. Martin Donlon used to make poteen and the guards caught him many a time and fined him a pound each time. The used to make candles out of tallow or sheeps lard. They used to make ropes out of bogdeal. When the would soften it. The make ropes
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Comar
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Loughatorick North, Co. Galway