School: Raharney (B.)
- Location:
- Raharney, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: S. Ó Conmhidhe
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- Thomas Delamer, Ballinakee used to make spades. He got a thick bar of iron and hammered one side of it until it was flat. Then he pared the handle until it was thin. Then he got a small piece of iron for the top of the handle.
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- Patrick Donohoe
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Grange More, Co. Westmeath
- Long ago people used to make their own candles. They used to get an alder stick and pare it. Then they got the(continues on next page)