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School: Sgoil Naoimh Conaill, Na Gleanntaí (roll number 15467)

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Glenties, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Cathal Mac Duibhir
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    and the material they wanted to colour and when they take it out the colour of the cloth is black.
    The people long made their own ropes from fir sticks. They would make an incision on the stick and pull it. This carried on and it eventually happened the person had a thin sticks. They twisted them together and they tied the thatch on the roofs with them.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peadar Mac Giolla Dé
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumnasillagh, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mary Gildea
    Gender
    Female