School: Naomh Colmcille (roll number 16047)

Location:
Achadh Mór, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Aindrias Mac Aodhagáin
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  1. There is an old man in the town of Ballyhaunis, who still carries on the trade of thatching. He thatches the houses in the country for the people who ask him.
    He also makes baskets and cleeves.(Hew) He makes these near a lake or a river so as to steep the rods and to make them easier to weave. His name is Michael Staunton, from Ballyhaunis.
    There is an old woman in the parish of Aughamore who
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí eacnamaíocha
        1. gnó agus ceird (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Killeen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ceathrú an Éadain, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Informant
    Mrs B. Brennan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ceathrú an Éadain, Co. Mhaigh Eo