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School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)

Location:
Derrymore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Uí hOistín
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    The people long ago provided themselves and children with fine warm clothes by carding and spinning their own wool into thread. The people make some of their clothes yet. This is the way they do it. First they would shear the wool of the sheep. Then they would wash it and tease and grease it with oil and flake it with card. They would card it into soft rolls. Then they would spinn it into thread (and coloured with) which they
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. spinning and weaving (~482)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán M. Ó hOistín
    Gender
    Male