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School: Díseart, Droichead Átha (roll number 1434)

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Dysart, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Ní Ailpín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0672, Page 175

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  1. Old Crafts (continued)

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    Mc Ardles house and he used to spin them himself.
    Thatching
    Thatching is going on still by a lot of people
    Mick Dunne is thatching in this district.
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  2. Old Crafts

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    Basket Making
    A pedlar goes round selling baskets which he makes out of sally rods.
    Forge Work
    In the forges they make gates and iron wheels and they mend iron pots and kettles and make socks for ploughs and long ago they used to make ploughs.
    Wheel Making.
    Some of the carpenters in this district still make wheels, and the blacksmith makes the shoeing for them.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Campbell
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Hitchestown, Co. Louth