School: Drom Fada (roll number 16137)
- Location:
- Drumfad, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Coluínn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1090, Page 255
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- (continued from previous page)When people were going to spin they nailed a board on the back of a chair. There was also a handle put on it. People's underclothes were made of wool. Frocks and suits were made out of lint.
The men who made nails were called "Railies". They got a piece of iron and struck it into the right shape.
The people used nets for catching fish. They caught a lot of fish in Mulroy Bay. Some men took the fish into the Chapel and put salt on them on the floor. Then there was no more fish caught.
The people made drills with spades. Then the seed was sown. Then the people would cover them(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Florence Mc Collum
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carran Lower and Upper, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Informant
- Mr Bernard Price
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Baile na Seanach, Co. Dhún na nGall
