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School: Clochar na Trócaire (Scoil Naomh Seosaimh) (roll number 13770)

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Mohill, Co. Leitrim
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Eibhlín Ní Sheabhlaigh
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    on the water. The cloth is then put in the water and left in it for ten minutes. The water is kept stirred while the cloth is in it. Then the cloth is taken out and put into a basin of cold water washed out and left dry.
    Spades and gates and ploughs are made in a forge. The carpenter makes the handles out of ash. When a animal was killed such as a horse or a cow was killed the skin was taken off it. Then the skin was covered with lime and left for a bout a fortnight. This removed the hair off the skin. The skin was covered with the out side of the oak tree. Then three or four skins were put together with a heavy roller. This made them into leather.
    Maire Mic an Mhaigister
    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
    Máire Nich an Mháighistir
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Máire Nic an Mháigistir
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    29
    Address
    Mohill, Co. Leitrim