School: Meath Hill (roll number 7166)
- Location:
- Meath Hill, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Patrick J. Connolly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0712, Page 144
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- The rushes were cut and tied in small bundles
They were left to dry and when dry the tops were taken off.
They were then peeled leaving a small margin of skin on each rush.They were now drawn through a vessel of grease (hot).
The vessel called a grisset was made of iron in the shape of a boat but both ends alike and about two and a half inches deep in the centre and about one foot in length.
The rushes are now put in a box without top or ends and hung near the fire to dry, care being taken not to break them.
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- Collector
- P.J. Connolly
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- John ConGearty
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 86
- Address
- Rathlagan, Co. Meath
