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School: Fahan (roll number 14479)

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Fahan, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Cáitlín L. Nig Uidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1109, Page 362

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    The woman sewed shirts for the factory. There used to be a shirt factory at Glengollan. The woman spun flax into linen thread. They got a weaver to weaver it. The men wore shirts made of it. They also made tablecloths and and sheets of it. They used to spin woollen yarn, they then dyed it with Crottle or Litchen. They used to knit socks for their own use out of it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jean Gillighan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Roosky, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr G. Gillighan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    67
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Roosky, Co. Donegal