School: Trentagh (roll number 16331)

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1. Spinning (continued)

   

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   make the wool into rolls this way and then it is ready for spinning.
   Then the spinning wheel is got and these rolls are spun into [ya] thread. The spinning wheel is made of wood. there are three legs on the spinning wheel. There are two legs at one side and one at the other. There is a bit of board which connects this one leg to the front leg at the other side. There is a board nailed at each end of this board and these three boards form a triangle. This triangle is called the step. There is a string which stretches from the back point of the step to a pin which is in the centre of the wheel. The wheel is an inch thick. there are two little tracks in the circumferance of the wheel, and there is a band around the wheel, in each track. The bands also go round the pirn. The step is pressed down by the feet and is allowed to come up again and in doing this the string moves up and down and so turns the wheel. The bands around the wheel and pirn are tight and they go round with the wheel. The spindle is connected with the pirn and as the pirn turns the spindle turns also. There are teeth on the spindle, and these teeth are to hold the

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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

   Jeanie Neely

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Treantagh, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   Mrs Sam Neely

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   43

   Address

   Treantagh, Co. Donegal