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School: Naomh Eoin, Béal Easa (roll number 14176)

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Foxford, Co. Mayo
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0125, Page 252

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    from the bottom in the bottom. The edge of the thatch was cut until it was even.
    Weaving
    First of all the flax was grown. Then it was cut and buried in a bog-hole for a few months. Then it was hacked and beaten and combed until it was like a person's hair. Then it was bleached and spun. Sheets and bolster covers were made out of the cotton.
    Basket-Making
    The basket maker got eight stout sally sticks. He took four of these and he split them in the middle and he drove the other four through these. The "saiceáis" [?] was the name given to those rods. The frame of the basket was made. Then the basket maker got the weaving rods and he began to weave until the bottom of the basket was made. He put small rods about three inches in height standing around the edge of the bottom then he wove around the rods until the basket was finished.
    Old Trades,
    Maura Deasy
    Foxford.
    Candles
    When the people killed a sheep long ago they kept the fat. This fat was called tallow. Then they got a rush in a marsh and squeezed the fat over the fire with the tongs. They peeled the rush and put the grease around the rush. Then they put it away and used it when
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    Candles
    When the people killed a sheep long ago they kept the fat. This fat was called tallow. Then they got a rush in a marsh and squeezed the fat over the fire with the tongs. They peeled the rush and put the grease around the rush. Then they put it away and used it when
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maura Deasy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Foxford, Co. Mayo