School: Ballystrang (roll number 15364)
- Location:
- Ballystrang, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó Cuinn
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- (continued from previous page)"card" which the "carder" kept lying flat face up on her knee. Then the other was brought brushing over the wool thus breaking it. The breaking makes it fine and more plyable.
Next it was "buttered". This was usually done by the spinner as she claimed to know by the feeling of the wool in her hands when it was well enough buttered. Then the wool was carded again which was just a finer(continues on next page)- Collector
- Rose Quinn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Chearc, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Informant
- Madge Quinn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Chearc, Co. Dhún na nGall