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School: Cill Choinnigh (roll number 13563)

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Kilkenny, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séamus Mac Giolla Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1053, Page 252

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    Industries long ago.
    Home industries for women.
    They used to keep sheep and when they would be clipped the women used to card the wool and spin it into thread at home. They knit it into socks and they took them to the fair or market and sold them. In some of the houses there was a weaver who had a loom for weaving the thread into flannel to make such as blankets, men's underware or for childrens clothing.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Winnie Boyce
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Edward Boyce
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mulnamin Beg, Co. Donegal