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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 208

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    Long ago the women used to spin their own yarn. The wool was cut off the sheep in summer. It was washed and dried and combed. The spinning wheel was made of a pedal, a table, and a wheel. The woman moved the pedal with her foot. That made the wheel go round quickly. They knit socks out of the wool. I saw the spinning-wheel in Mrs McCools. That was the way the women spent the long winter nights.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. spinning and weaving (~482)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sadie Burnett
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drung, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Burnett
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    94
    Address
    Drung, Co. Donegal