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School: Allenwood, Robertstown (roll number 1712)

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Allenwood, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Seán Ó Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0775, Page 145

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    black. Small babies who were going to be christened wore a long dress called a christening robe. Long ago the old women used to knit shawls and out fringes on them and tie the fringes with coloured threads. They used to have a kind of a competition seeing who would have the nicest shawl. They used to (oats) make short coats for the men out of calico, and dye them with logwood and copperous. These short coats were called "dresses" and they used to be a kind of a bluish colour.
    People still knit socks at home. Sometimes they make shirts out of calico.
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