School: Druim na hAdhairce (roll number 14379)
- Location:
- Drumnaheark East, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Mhic Robhartaigh
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- (continued from previous page)It takes men of skill to do it. The rods are put in different ways.
- The people clip the sheep for to get wool. Then they wash it and dry it. Then the woman get’s cards and cards it. Then they make rolls of it. When the wool is spun the woman puts it on the reel and makes cuts of it. Then it is sent to the weaver and he makes cloth of it. When they want to thicken a blanket two men get a door and put the blanket on it. Then they put water and soap on it and they tramp it until it is thickened. You can get dye called(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid Ward
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Letterbarra, Co. Donegal