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School: Tattenclave

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Táite an tSléibhe, Co. Mhuineacháin
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Bríd Ní Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0948, Page 111

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    Long ago the people would scutch the flax with beetles. They would put the flaz across a chair and then they would hit it with a beetle.
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    Long ago the people used to make candles out of grease. That was the only way they had for making them.
    Long ago the people would scutch the flax down on a chair and hit it with a beetle. Then the people would go and make ropes of it and get a cow or a calf
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí eacnamaíocha
        1. gnó agus ceird (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paul Corrigan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    An Chailleach, Co. Mhuineacháin
    Informant
    Hugh Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    An Chailleach, Co. Mhuineacháin