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School: Wolfhill (roll number 3457)

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Wolfhill, Co. Laois
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0836, Page 324

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    In the townland of Slatt which is in the parish of Ballyadams, the barony of Slieve Margy and the County of Leix.
    The old women used to knit socks for the households and if they had any spare time they used to knit socks and sell them. In Winter time they used to knit jerseys. Spinning wheels were seldom used as there were very few sheep reared in the district.
    Flax used to be grown in several places. It used be cut in the harvest. A light purple flower grew out of the stem when it was ripe. Then it used to be scutched against a barrel. The straw was then steeped in water for some time. When it was dried they had flax wheeles to make it into threads. Then they had weavers to weave it into cloth. Very few tailors live in this district. The
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Gilmartin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Slatt Lower, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Bill Flanagan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Slatt Lower, Co. Laois