School: Lios Leamháin, Tigh Molaga (roll number 12145)

Location:: Lislevane, Co. Cork
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“My grandfather Patrick madden of Lehina, has an old spinning-wheel.”

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as well as it did about 30 years ago when it was last used. The wool was got off the sheep. My grandmother, Margaret Madden, used to make the thread. The thread was taken to the weaver, OLeary of Dunworley. Suits, blankets and wrappers (báiníní) were made. The band of the wheel is made of larch and the rest of deal. The wool used to be wound around the wheel and the person that was spinning had to keep the wool stiff in the hand while turning the wheel. When the thread was made it was wound around spindles and made into balls about a stone weight. There is another spinning-wheel in Cal McCarthy's house in Lehina.
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“Bhí Easbog i gClanna Caoilte ar a glaodhadh Mr Ronaldson.”

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Bhí Easbog i gClanna Caoilte ar a glaodhadh Mr. Ronaldson. Easbog Kirk a beadh é. Bhí an Kirk san áit na bhfuil Oifig an Phuist anois. Bhí seanduine ag teacht isteach go Clanna Caoilte ag díol ualaigh móna agus thuit a chapall air agus gearradh a ghlúna go léir. Do tháinig an t-Easbog ag féachaint air agus dubhairt sé go raibh fearéir sa t-sráid a chneasochadh a chapall dó. "Ó Maidín is ainm dó" ar seisean. Chuaidh an fear ag triall air agus bé Sagart Paróiste Clanna Caoilte an fear a dubhairt an t-Easbog dó dul ag triall air. Ag déanamh magaidh fé'n sagart a bhí sé. Do rapóil an fear ar an ndoras. Tháinig an sagart amach agus d'fhiafruig sé de'n bhfear cad a bhí uaidh."leigheas dom chapall atá uaim" ar seisean. "Cé cuir ag triall ormsa thú" ars an

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