School: Gort na Léime (roll number 13012)
- Location:
- Gortaleam, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádhraic Ó Corcoráin
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- First it would be brought to the tanyard. The skin would be put into boiling water and lime. Then it would be taken out and dried and tanned.
- Collector
- Sarah Moore
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Flaskagh More, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mrs Sarah Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Flaskagh More, Co. Galway