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School: St Mary's, Bridge-End

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Bridge End, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Mhic Uidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1109, Page 213

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    Basket Making.
    The people make baskets in our district. They make them out of sally rods.
    Gates They make wooden gates around here and they put netting wire over them.
    Spinning They do not spin here but in the back-counties they still spin.
    Thatching Thatching is fairly common in our district. They thatch with straw and they put long sticks over it.
    Rope-making They make straw ropes for stacks around here.
    Whip-making. The old people long ago made whips out of 'lint' and cords in it makes a strong whip.
    I got this information from my grandmother, who is about seventy two years of age. her
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josephine O' Hagan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyederowen, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Sarah O' Hagan
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 72