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School: Clochar Muire, Tobar an Choire (roll number 12166)

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Tobercurry, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Nioclás
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0171, Page 404

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    Mat Making
    The making of mats from ordinary meal sacks is still carried on. The number of sacks used depends on the size required. The housewife gets the sacks ready by undoing the sides so as to have one flat piece and sewing two such pieces neatly together - turning in the rough edges. This is the foundation. She then proceeds to cut another sack into strips six inches wide and long enough to reach from side to side of the foundation on the width. She ravells out about three inches or each of these strips and then sews them on the foundation so that they overlap - the ravelled side making a fringe and the whole having the effect of frills (or flounces). Enough strips are prepared to cover the foundation. The mat is then dyed - red or blue etc as desired
    Sometimes the strips and foundation are dyed separately and different colours.
    Written by:- Nora Flannery (Doobeg Bunninadden Co. Sligo.)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Flannery
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Doobeg, Co. Sligo