School: Cluain Dá Iomaire (roll number 14801)

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   large colouring pots for colouring wool. They washed it, greased it and spun it. It was then sent to a weaver to be woven. Then it was sent to a tailor and there were coats and other different things made from this. In winter time wollen stockings are worn. The thread is made by means of a spinning wheel. It is first made into rolls and then spun into thread. It is very useful for stockings jumpers and many other things during the cold winter months. There are special clothes worn at different times. At a funeral or when a relative is dead there is usually black clothes worn. At a marriage blue clothes are usually worn as the old saying says marry in blue you are sure to be true.

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      1. éadaí agus suaitheantais (~2,403)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kathleen Mc Evoy

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Patrick Rabbitt

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   69

   Address

   Cluain Bú Beag, Co. na Gaillimhe