School: Ballybay (Hall St.) (roll number 12378)
- Location:
- Ballybay, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: C. Ó Maonaigh
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- Many years ago there lived in the district a man who made candles. He made them from rushes. When he had a number of them made he went about the country selling them.
There was a man who lived at Rockcorry who made "creels" from sally-rods. He came to Ballybay every Saturday to sell them. He also sold them round about Ballybay.
Mrs Wiley, Ballybay makes her own soap for household use. She makes it out of fat and other things she buys.
My grandmother, Mrs Brown made nests for hens to hatch in. She plaited straw and made a wide round basket afair. She made these for many other people as well as herself. I heard the above from my mother,
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- Collector
- Harry Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballybay, Co. Monaghan