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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1032, Page 093

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1032, Page 093

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  3. XML “The Treatment of Flax”
  4. XML “Salt Pans”

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  1. The Treatment of Flax (continued)

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    for days in a pool of water. Then it was taken out and spread in rows in a field for to dry and harden. It was gathered then and tied in small bundles Then it was spread in two rows on the road, just the breath of two wheels of a cart so that the cart could roll over it. Stones were filled into the cart to break the lint. Then it was taken into a mill to be scutched and then it was ready for the market.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lena Connolly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mullanasole, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Hugh Connolly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Mullanasole, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    James Likely
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    81
    Address
    Mullanasole, Co. Donegal