School: Kilbonane, Lios an Phúca (Beaufort) (roll number 5482)
- Location:
- Kilbonane, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Dll. Ó Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0458, Page 125
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- (continued from previous page)fine weather. When the mountains look near it is a sign of rain. When they look far away it is a sign of fine weather.Pupils name: Tomas [?], Ballymalis
Told by James Murphy, Ballymalis.
- Pupils name Cáit Ní Fhloinn
Told by Tim Flynn, KilbonaneLong ago the people of this district manufactured their own candles, their own soap, their own baskets and their own thread. They made the candles from the fat of cows. They melted the fat and put it into a mould the shape of a mould the shape of a candle. They soaked cotton thread in paraffin oil and put it into the mould. They made the ropes of hay or straw. Two people were needed to make the rope. One person twisted the hay or straw with a piece of stick while the other person added the hay or straw.
They made the baskets of twigs. They made the frame of strong twigs and they weaved weaker twigs around the frame.
Thread was made from wool. They brought the wool to a mill to [?] it into rolls. They put the roll on the spindle of the spinning wheel. They twisted the(continues on next page) - Collector
- Cáit Ní Fhloinn
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Tim Flynn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilbonane, Co. Kerry
