About twenty years ago every farmer in this district had a lime kiln. This was a hole dug int the ground and built with stones.
INFORMANT: William Ruane, Age 50, Tawnagh More, Co. Mayo
These are the names of the tinkers most common in the Parish of Straide, in the Barony of Gallen, in the town land of Tavanagh, Co; Mayo.
INFORMANT: Mrs Ruane, Age 47, Tawnagh More, Co. Mayo
We have a churn at home. We have it two years. It is two feet in length and sixteen inches broad. We make a churning once a week in it.
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A spinning wheel stands on four-legged stool four feet long by one foot wide and a foot and a half in height.
INFORMANT: Mrs Michael Kennedy, Age 35, Rush Hill, Co. Mayo
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The result would be a beautiful brown colour.
INFORMANT: Mrs Kelly, Age 70, Cregg, Co. Mayo
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