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

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Moyne, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Bean Uí Tháibh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0767, Page 017

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  1. Making and Washing of Linen

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    Long ago people made sheets and shirts out of flax. They grew the flax themselves. When it was ripe they pulled it and put it in water. They left it there for about fifteen days. Then they lifted it and spread it out to dry. When it was dry they tied it in sheaves and made stooks of it. After some time they dried it over a big fire and beetled it. They beetled it by putting it on a flag and they beetled it with a big oak beetle. When they had it beetled they hackled it and scutched it. Then
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tessie Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Leggagh, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Joseph Maguire
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    61
    Address
    Leggagh, Co. Longford