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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0726, Page 346

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0726, Page 346

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    she never got it fixed so that finished the spinning.
    The way that the tread was made it was put on cards and it came out in the form of tread and it was rolled into balls and used for kniting.
    Paddy Reilly 14 years
    Rickardstown, Collinstown, Co. Westmeath.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. spinning and weaving (~482)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Foxe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killulagh, Co. Westmeath