Oshibori give out towels made of non-woven cloth or paper, which are generally used once and then disposed of. Paper ones sometimes contain a sterilizing agent such as alcohol or stabilized chlorine dioxide. Paper o-shibori, unlike cloth o-shibori, can be folded and put into a very thin plastic wrapping, for inclusion with packaged products such as bentō lunch boxes in convenience stores. An oshibori can be moistened with hot water at an appropriate temperature or steam to make a hot oshibori, or placed damp into a refrigerator to make a cold oshibori suitable for use in summer. Restaurants usually use an
An Gleann Is A Raibh Ann An Gleann Is A Raibh Ann An Gleann Is A Raibh Ann is a memoir written by native Irish speaker Séamus Ó Maolchathaigh, and is the best surviving document of the Irish dialect found in South Tipperary and West Waterford. Séamus Ó Maolchathaigh lived on the border between Tipperary and Waterford, in a mountainous area of the Knockmealdowns that remained so isolated that Irish survived as a spoken language until the 1940s. His book depicts life of rural Ireland at the turn of the 20th century, including the customs, folklore, and historical aspects before the language became sparsely spoken. Séamus