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School: Whitecastle (roll number 10231)

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Whitecastle, Co. Donegal
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George Mc Cahey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1116, Page 206

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    The sheep are reared on the mountain. People use sheep wool for spinning into yarn. Before the wool is fit for use, the people have to clean the wool. We then have to leave it out to dry. Some people dye the wool red or blue or black.
    A spinning wheel is made with a table, and a wheel and a pedal. In olden times nearly everybody had a spinning wheel for spinning wool into yarn. Some people have an old spinning wheel in the house yet.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. spinning and weaving (~482)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Gurney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drung, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Gurney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    56
    Address
    Drung, Co. Donegal