School: Dysert (roll number 8640)
- Location:
- Dysart, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: C. Nic Eochagáin
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- Spinning was carried on in this district long ago. First the flax seed had to be sown. The Flax was left to grow until the seeds were nearly ripe.Then it was pulled, tied up in bundles and brought to the bog. It was left in a boghole to rot. After a fornight it was taken out and left to bleach. Then it was brought home and scuached the people used to scuch it themselves and the seed was perservedAfter it being scuched it was carded and what comes off in the cards was called the toe. The toe was tough. It had many useful purposes. Long ago it was used by the(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mary Meehan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 48
- Address
- Dysart, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Thomas Meehan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Dysart, Co. Westmeath