School: Gort an Ghainimh (roll number 16127)
- Location:
- Gortaganny, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: M. Ó Cobhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0242, Page 213
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- Tannery. In Derrylahon in the former times there was tannery where skins of animals were made into leather. There was also a tannery in Derry (another village convenient to the school). In the village of Derry there was also a corn-mill in which they used to grind corn into meal and wheat into flour.
Candles:- In olden times candles were made from rushes. After drying them they were peeled and dipped in fat.
Rope-making: There was a rope making factory in Peter Lowry's field in Dromod.
Soap In Michael Duffy's field in Derry there was a soap factory where soap was manufactured from cows' fat which was rindered and mixed with other things.
Starch: Starch was made in every house by peeling potatoes, straining away the water and keeping the pulp.
Weaving: In every village there were nine or ten spinning-wheels and the women made their own table-cloths, blankets, linens and other things. Then they dyed the linens.
The best thatcher in Dromod was Master Byrne. He also specialised in carpentry.(continues on next page)
