School: Robertson (roll number 13372)
- Location:
- Ballintra, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Somhairle Mac Ádhaimh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1033, Page 179
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- Long ago, in this district, there were men who made barrels, churns, and butter dishes and they were called coopers. Long ago, people made their own linen. First, they sowed the flax and then it was pulled and tied into sheaves. Then, it was put into a flax-dam and covered with water for nine or ten days. It was then taken out of the dam and spread lightly on a field to dry and then it was taken to the mill to be scotched. It was then taken home and spun into thread and then woven into linen and made into different things. Some men earned their living by making butter dishes and were called dish turners. The woman of long ago spun all the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bob Moore
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Murvagh Upper Glebe, Co. Donegal
