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School: Accony (roll number 5122)

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Aghany, Co. Mayo
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P. Mac Giobúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0136, Page 346

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    fire. When dry two women were got to beetle[?] it. When beetled[?] it was scutched[?] with a scutch handle. When scutched it was cloved and when cloven it was hacked with a hackler. When hacked it was twisted and spun. When spun it was sent to the weaver and he used to weave it. The stockings long ago were made from sheeps wool. There were eleven spinning wheels in the Village of Accony long ago. Long ago when a person was being put over board[?] a white night dress was put on them. Nowadays a habit is worn in place of the night dress.
    Mr Redmond Prendergast
    Accony
    Louisburgh
    Co. Mayo
    Ireland
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Prendergast
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Aghany, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr Redmond Prendergast
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aghany, Co. Mayo