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School: Cill Críosta

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0035, Page 0316

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    such as noggins, pigeens, butter dishes, and pails.
    The linen industry also carried out in Ballnagran and in Kilchreet. The people used to grow flax and the women used to clean and bleach it and hence the manner in which the flax was derived.
    Another trade was baking the ashes of bog oak and selling it for bleaching the flare. Another man was M. Kilboy who was a weaver ad a basket maker and lived in Ballacurra some years ago/
    Mrs. J. Fallon, Raheen
    Mena Fallon, Raheen, Loughrea, co. Galway.
    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
    Collector
    Mena Fallon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Raheen Oughter, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs J. Fallon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Raheen Oughter, Co. Galway