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School: Dungimmon

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Dungummin Lower, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0995, Page 042

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    In olden times people used to make candles of rushes. First the rushes were pulled and then dried and the skin taken off them. Grease of bacon or butter or goose seam is put in a grisset. the rushes were then dipped in it and were left to season and dry.
    James McEnroe used to make baskets out of sallies and sell them to the neighbours.
    Bartle Galligan Dungimmon makes gates, ploughs, spades, slanes and horse shoes.
    Gerrard Gibbon Dungimmon makes tubs out of barrels and he also makes churns.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Mc Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dungummin Lower, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    John Joe Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    20
    Address
    Clonbockoge, Co. Cavan