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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0699, Page 276

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  3. XML “Old Crafts - Basket-Weaving”
  4. XML “Old Crafts - Rush Candles”

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  1. Old Crafts - Basket-Weaving

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. basket-making (~471)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    M. Smyth
    Address
    Galboystown, Co. Meath

  2. Old Crafts - Rush Candles

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    The rushes are got by the side of a river or bog. Then the green skin is peeled off and the remaining part dried well. The fat is melted down in the grisset (vessel shaped like a boat. It stands on three legs) It is hung
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