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School: St. Brigid's, Newbliss (roll number 4192)

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Newbliss, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
John Cunningham
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0949, Page 178

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    There used to be men living in this district who could make baskets out of rods, but this craft has cased.
    In older times, candles were made out of the dried insides of rushes plaited and dipped in some oil.
    Flax was prepared for markets at home by being dried and afterwards 'beetled' or broken with a wooden mullet on a stone and stretched with a wooden blade by women. During the operation, the flax was held on a wooden standard called a "Stalb"(?).
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Mc Cabe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lismagonway, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Tom Brady
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Rakean, Co. Monaghan