School: Gleann Tochair (roll number 16611)
- Location:
- Glentogher, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: An tSr. Sorcha A. Ní Dhómhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1115, Page 422
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- (continued from previous page)yarn. A reel is put in on a small stool and one ply of yarn round it. Next the yarn is put on six arms. The reel is set in motion by means of a handle. The thread goes round the reel for a hundred times. The reel then ticks like a clock, and the people take off the thread in the shape of a O.
When the yarn is all made into "cuts" like this, a loom is got which is a large wooden thing. It is left standing on four legs. Then the yarn is woven over the reel by mans of a loom. The loom has to be sunk in the ground. Then it is moved by a man's feet and cloth a yard wide comes out woven.
- When the people are going to spin they get a fleece of wool, wash it and leave it out under the sun to dry.
When it is dry enough it is teased between the fingers to make it nice and fine. Then it is carded with a pair of cards which are small boards with teeth made of small wires. It is then formed into little rolls.
These rolls are put on the(continues on next page) - Collector
- Philip Hirrell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Meenyollan, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Barney Mac Laughlin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Meenyollan, Co. Donegal
