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School: Gaduidhe Dubh (C.)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1120, Page 368

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    “Long ago weavers were not very common but the people of the country would weave their own clothes at home.”

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    the reel and make cuts of it and every sixth time the reel would go round it would let a crack and that would be a cut of yarn. They then would take that cut off the reel and they would fold it up and they would start another. When they would have as much as would make a suit of clothes they would send it up to Neill McGlinchey and his son Charley and soemtimes the people would send it up to Mickey the Marchin. These
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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
    Rose Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Magheramore, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    John Toland
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Magheramore, Co. Donegal