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School: Moyne (C.) (roll number 13990)

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Moyne, Co. Longford
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Bean Uí Tháibh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0766, Page 584

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  1. My Homespun Dress

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    Language
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    Collector
    Esther Sheridan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13

  2. Spinning and Weaving

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    Long ago the old people used to spin. They cut the wool off the sheep's back. Lenseed oil was put on it and then it was carded on flat boards about 9 inches square on one side. There were nine pins in the boards on which the wool was drawn through. Then it was made in
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