School: Sgoil Naoimh Conaill, Na Gleanntaí (roll number 15467)
- Location:
- Glenties, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Cathal Mac Duibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1051B, Page 23_017
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- (continued from previous page)would melt tallow and put it into the steel and leave it to it would harden. That was the best method of light.
The women would get the wool and card it into little rolls. At night then they would spin it and some man in the locality would weave it.
The young boys would set long lines that they would make themselves out of flax in the river or lake with about 12 hooks on it.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Feidhlim Ua Gallchobhair
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Loughcrillan, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Catherine Gallagher
- Gender
- Female
