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School: Castleblayney (2) (roll number 10649)

Location:
Baile na Lorgan, Co. Mhuineacháin
Teacher:
William Boyd
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0943, Page 384

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  1. Gate-Making

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    Around this locality there are no founderies but in Co Cavan adjoining Country to Monaghan tere are iron works at a place called Gallaby outside Bailieborough. Most of the gates and ploughs used here are supplied from there. The gates made at this place are famous throughout the Country of Mongahan.
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí eacnamaíocha
        1. gnó agus ceird (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rae Beattie
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Baile na Lorgan, Co. Mhuineacháin

  2. Dyeing

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    Up to thirteen years ago a girl named Annie Patterson of Drumacon could dye clothes she used green and ripe blackberries, Onions, dry tea and flowers for this purpose. She boiled all these together. Then she washed the article in the dye. She rinsed them in cold water to wash out the surplus dye. This girl found out different colours of dyes. She could knit, sew and
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