School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)
- Location:
- Derrymore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire Uí hOistín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138D, Page 14_021
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- Long ago the people had all thatched houses. They cut the thatch out in the mountain and carried it home on their backs. They thatched their houses with it. The name of it is black sedge. Everyone did their own thatching.
- Collector
- Caitlín Ní Oistín
- Gender
- Female
- Long ago the people made their own clothes of flannel. They used to colour them every colour. This is how they coloured them. They put a pot and water on(continues on next page)
