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School: Creganbane (roll number 14079)

Location:
Cregganbaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Dáithí Mag Réill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137B, Page 21_020

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    Long ago they ust to make candles of rushes and how they ust to make them was to get three rushes and to plate them together and to dip them in tala and to leave them up until they get dry and it would lite them.
    How to make up flax. They would have to do nothing with it once they would sow it until they would cut it. Then they would carrie it to a bog and to leave it there for three weeks
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Browne
    Gender
    Male