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School: An Clochar, Oileán Ciarraí (roll number 14952)

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Castleisland, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Caoimhín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0447, Page 101

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    until it was like silk thread. The women then made "táiríns" of it and placed it in bundles again. They then cloved it, course cloving first and then fine cloving. This was done with a cloving tongs. It was then woven into thread with what was called "a linen wheel". The portion the women spun during the day on the wheel, the men wound it into hand-reels at night, so that they would have the wheel ready for the next day's weaving. The thread came off this reel in hanks and was placed on another article which had the form of a cross, to make balls of it. It was then ready for the weaver the next day. The fine thread made canvass shirts, while the course material was used for sheets.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Nora Curtin
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Curtin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Muinganear, Co. Kerry