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School: Achadh na Sealbhaighe (roll number 15344)

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Aghnashalvy, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
T. Maguidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0952, Page 052

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    times made into "crackers" for whips which purpose it served very well also.
    Bisum-makers mostly women carried on the making of this class of brush and when they had a number of bisums made they usually brought their supply to the local market towns where they were often sold at one penny each and it is told how some of these people were able in this way to gather up sums of money surprising by large after a number of years. Of course some of these bisums were sold at a dearer rate.
    It happened that when the bisum became too much worn to sweep the floors of
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    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
    Mary Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryartry, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Thomas Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    56
    Address
    Derryartry, Co. Monaghan