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School: Beacán (C.)

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Bekan, Co. Mayo
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Máire, Bean Uí Dhonnchú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 242

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    In this district in former days the people had numerous little industries all done nearly by hand. There was candle-making, soap-manufactures, basket-making, manufactures of spades, gates, ploughs, fire cranes, spinning, weaving, dyeing, thatching, rope-making, wheel-making, whip-making and the burning of lime. Some of these little industries are still in existence.
    Candles were made in every house, out of rushes, and also out of bog-dale. The rushes were pulled in bunches from the roots,
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Higgins
    Gender
    Female