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School: Killashandra

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Killashandra, Co. Cavan
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P. Ó Leannáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0982, Page 090

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0982, Page 090

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    straw in to it. The work back the same using a handful of straw until the mat is finished. Egg baskets are made in the same way only they are shaped round and the mat is flat.
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    An old custom in this district was candle making out of rushes. Long ago the people were so poor that they could not afford money to buy candles. First of all they peeled the skin off the rushes and rolled them in oil and grease which they lighted so, that it provided light for them.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Peter Devine
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumgoa, Co. Cavan