School: Donore (roll number 6668)
- Location:
- Donore, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Maighréad Nic Eóin
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- (continued from previous page)pellics.Every year sallies were cut and brought across the river to the 'sally' green and stored in the sally shed. They were left there for some time and then taken to the 'sally' hole beside the shed.
The sallies were put into the hole and water was poured over them, and they were left for some weeks to steep. This was done to soften the wood and make it easy to bend. When the sallies were taken out of the 'sally' hole they were brought up to Oldbridge where the men of the village made them into pellics.John Cluskey who lives in Oldbridge still makes pellics and he also puts bottoms in old ones. The 'sally' hole is now used for dipping sheep.
- Betsie Collins who lived in one of the houses on the 'sally' green used to spin. She had a spinning wheel and she used to sell the yarn after she had spun it.
The row of houses that are on the 'green' used to be called Canal Street. - Collector
- P. Mc Guinness
- Informant
- Patrick Mc Guinness
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Oldbridge, Co. Meath
