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School: Leargán Buidhe (C.) (roll number 14289)

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Larganboy East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire, Bean de Priondargás
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0110, Page 404

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    The blankets made by the weaver were very thick and heavy. When they were brought home they were "scoured". They were washed again and again in scalding hot water. This was necessary to remove the oil from the wool, byt it made the blankets very thick. Sometimes they called this process "thickening the blankets."
    The weaver also wove flannel for quilts. This was then taken to a quilter. The quilters frame was of an oblong shape and there was a moveable shaft which kept the quilt in place. This quilting was done like a running (stich) stitch in
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Waldron
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr John Waldron
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Reask, Co. Mayo