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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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    they spun it into thread or what they called yarn. Then it was sent to the weaver and woven into linen, and sheets and shirts were made of it. These sheets and shirts were very coarse and hard washed. When the people washed them that had to steep them in water for a day. Then they brought them to the lough and spread them on big flat flags called "Bating stones" and hammered them with a big oak beetle. Then they spread them out to dry. There was a man whose name was Owen Kiernan and he went from house to house to hackle the flax.
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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