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School: Baile Locha Riabhach (Clochar)

Location:
Loughrea, Co. Galway
Teacher:
An tSr Adrian
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0060, Page 0328

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    Long ago there were many crafts carried on in Loughrea such as basket-making, candle making, shoe-making, which was made in Carra by the old people.
    They made the baskets from thin scallops, the candles from rushes, and tallagh, and they made two kinds of shoes, one class from percha and the others from the skin of the cattle. Percha is a yellow tree growing in the bog.
    In the Abbey lane there was only one big building which
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    John Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    53
    Address
    Cuscarrick, Co. Galway