School: Raharney (B.)

Location:
Raharney, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
S. Ó Conmhidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0727, Page 046

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0727, Page 046

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  1. There was a tannery long ago on Kill-Lock river. Hagerty was the man's name who used to work it. He used to skin animals steep the skins in water and lime and then bury them for a week and then he used to take them up and nailed them to a board to stretch them. Then he used to put two skins together and press them closely with a machine.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. tanning (~61)
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    English