School: Cluain na Cille (roll number 9216)
- Location:
- Cloonakille, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Eithne , Bean Uí Fhallamhain
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- Flax was extensively grown in this district in former times. There is townsland called "Currach a Lín" about a mile from the village of Bealnamulla which got its name from the fact that flax was the chief crop grown throughout the whole district.
There is an old mill about 300 yards from this place which was worked by a water wheel, still standing. This mill was used for scutching and spinning the flax. - Transcription guide »You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.