School: Mantua (roll number 2327)
- Location:
- Mantua, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Beirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0238, Page 086
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- Jim Mulvihill used to burn lime. He used to sell it and get a good price for it. He made his living on lime burning. Bridget Cassidy used ot make "candles". She used ot make them out of rushes. She would peel the green off them then dry them and dip them in greece. Other people made candles like that also.
- Mrs Regan used to spin wool and dye it. She used to sell it at a good price. John Beirne used to make buckets out of rushes. These were very useful.
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- Collector
- Shelia Harrington
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Edenan and Kinclare, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Patrick Mulvihill
- Gender
- Male