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School: Dubhgharrdha (roll number 14894)

Location:
Doogary, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán S. Ó Flannagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0112, Page 10

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  1. How to Make Cloth from Flax

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    When the flax is ripe they pull it and put it in a deep hole of water. They leave it for a week they take it out and leave it to drop they spread it out to dry. They gather it up into bundles and bring it home they put it up over the fire to dry. When it is dry they take it down and scutch it with the scutching hand? they make bundles of it and send it to the weaver and he makes linen.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Neary
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mary Neary
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    90
    Address
    Doogary, Co. Mayo