School: Ros Mór, Béal Átha Fhinghín (roll number 10378)
- Location:
- Rossmore, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Michéal Ó Corcora
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- (continued from previous page)need to buy any linen or thread, because mostly all the women had spinning wheels at home. They used always spin enough thread for the use of the house. They used to knit their stockings, and other garments. The old people did not know what parffin oil was at all. Splinters of bog wood were used to give light and after a while they commenced to make candles out of tallow.
- In olden times most houses were thatched. Thatching was a trade in itself. First the straw is pulled from the rick. The long straw is used for thatching. They bend some twigs and put them through the thatch to keep it in place. There are no thatch(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maura Looney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballinvard, Co. Cork