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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Cill Áirne

Location:
Killarney, Co. Kerry
Teachers:
An tSr. M. Déaglán An tSr. Marie Thérèse
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    taken to the river and washed clean.
    A stick is put in at each end of the hands and this is shaken by two other sticks on each side. The flax is put to be bleached in a field for a week or two. When bleached it is brought in and put on a winding blade and balls made of it.
    It is then beaten on a wall and sent off to the weaver. he will charge fourpence a yard for weaving it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    82
    Occupation
    Farmer's wife
    Address
    Knockeenduff, Co. Kerry