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School: N. Peadair, Caisleán an Bharraigh (roll number 13787)

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Ceathrú Bhruithneog, Co. Mhaigh Eo
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Séamus Ó Coigligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089, Page 494

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    They made candles with peeled rushes and butter [?]. If they were going long journeys they would bring bog dail candles with them. For shopping baskets they would boil the rods and peel them and for other wicked baskets they would not boil them.
    Blacksmiths used to make loys for digging because there were no spades at that time. They used to make horse and ass shoes and swing ploughs with no wheels. If you had old horse shoes or ass shoes they would make new ones out of them. They made hooks and crooks and tongs and grates for fire places and every thing that was needed.
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí eacnamaíocha
        1. gnó agus ceird (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josie Hopkins
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromainn na gCloch, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Informant
    Mr Mike Joyce
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dromainn na gCloch, Co. Mhaigh Eo