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School: Ballynacargy (B.) (roll number 1731)

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Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
E. Mac Óda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 461

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    He has a frame with holes all round on it. When starting he sticks the sallies round in the holes and plaits more sallies round them. He can make an eight stone cleave and you could weigh a cue of potatoes in it. He makes turf baskes for carrying turf out the bog when it is very wet and when you could not get in with an animal. A woman name Mrs. Peggy Fagan used to spin her own wool. She used card it and tease it and send it away to be woven into cloth.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Maguire
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Edward Maguire
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    Rath, Co. Westmeath