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School: Cluain le Fán (roll number 12817)

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Cloonliffen, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Callaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0101, Page 310

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    Long ago the people made every thing they needed for their own use. They made candles from wished that grew in bogs. They used to get withered wishes and put them together. Then they got somall sticks and put them with the rushes, and they got paraffin and spilled it on the sticks and rushes. They made small tin boxes and then put the wishes into the boxes. The stick would light as well as any other candle.
    The people long ago made all their own clothes from sheeps wool. First off all they would card the wool into rolls. Then they spun it into thread. The people around this district sent their thread to the weavers in Ballinrobel out of the thread. The people of long ago never wore any clothes but homemade clothes. The boys and girls used to wear homeade dresses going to school.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Hyland
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    42
    Address
    Rahard, Co. Mayo