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School: Baile Rua (Buachaillí)

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Ballyroe, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Crosáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0014, Page 056

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    Once there lived a man by the name of Tommy Bagget of Ballyhague who was a great hand at making skibs for clothes. They are about four inches and they are used for bringing clothes out to dry. This is how he used to make them. He used to pull rods and pull the skin off them and he used to leave them over the fire to season and he used to weave them around each other. He used to have two handles in them. There is a man by the Dowd from Glynsk who can make churns. There is a man by the name of Pat Fannon of Ballyhague who is a very good hand at making baskets and straddles for asses use.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Martin Mac Dermott
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrywode, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mr Mac Dermott
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Derrywode, Co. Galway