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School: Caisleán Gearr

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An Caisleán Gearr, Co. Galway
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Liam Ó Maolmhuidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0030, Page 008

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    Celia King (50 years) Ballygurrane, Castlegar described how wool was spun.
    A Spinning Wheel
    Spinning-wheels were very common in this parish in the olden days but they are very scarce now. They carded their own wool long ago and made rools of it and then made thread.
    They sent some of the thread to the weaver and he would weave it into flannen. They sent the flannen to the tailor and he makes flannen drawers and bainins out of it.
    Scríobhnóir: Nóra Breathnach, Caisleán Gearr, Gaillimh
    An t-é a d'innis: Seán Ó Eidhin, Caisleán Gearr, Gaillimh, 53 bliana d'aois
    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
    Nóra Breathnach
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Caisleán Gearr, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Celia King
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Baile an Gharráin, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Seán Ó hEidhin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    53
    Address
    An Caisleán Gearr, Co. Galway