School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ros Mhic Treóin (roll number 967)
- Location:
- New Ross, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Sr M.R. Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh
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- (continued from previous page)Long ago, leather was tanned in this district, and it is still tanned in the New Ross Tannery. The hides of cows, calves and horses are taken to the tan-yard. The first thing done is the hides are put into lime for eight days, then into a beam to be unhaired, then unto the rounding-table to be split,and then into weak-tan liquer for a few days and then into heavier liquer for three weeks.
After that it is taken to the lofts to be rolled and then into a stove for three days and it is ready for sale then. It is tanned with marrabas. It was tanned about twenty years ago, in New Ross first.- Collector
- Angela Brewer
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Irishtown, Co. Wexford
- Collector
- Peggie Druhan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- William Street, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mr Druhan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- William Street, Co. Wexford