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School: Tang (roll number 8037)

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Tang, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Ó Caisil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0746, Page 559

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    There was no candles made locally long ago except the rush-candles. The people used make them for themselves. They would get five or six bits of rushes and grease them, and stick them in a candle stick. Basket making consisted of making crandies, skibs and cleves. They were made of sally rods. Patrick Mcalynn's father of Ardnacraney used to make baskets.
    Thatching is still carried on in this district. The people nowadays thatch with reeds wheaten straw and oaten straw. Anyone that has lime stones on their land burns them for their own use. There was never any soap making carried on in this district. The local blacksmiths made gates, parts for ploughs, fir-cranes for anyone who ordered them, but did not turn them out for sale. In this district in olden times there was a spinning-wheel in
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Colm Corrigan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    11
    Informant
    Mrs Corrigan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corbrack, Co. Westmeath