School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cill Ruis
- Location:
- Kilrush, Co. Clare
- Teacher: An tSiúr Pól
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- (continued from previous page)the spun wool. The women used to make blankets and socks also. The wool has to be washed and combed before it can be used for spinning.
We have a spinning wheel at home. It consists of a tool and then a big wheel is fastened to the top of the stool. - Long ago practically every person in the country had a spinning wheel. They are in use still. They are still in use. They made their own stockings and shirts. The men wore bandel cloth shirts made from flax.(continues on next page)