School: Mullinavat Convent
- Location:
- Muileann an Bhata, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: Sr M. Lorcán
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- In olden times the people spun their own clothes with a spinning wheel. There was a tailor by the name of Roche, his grandfather was a tailor and his wife had a spinning wheel and she used to spin quilts and blankets for the people at Christmas in honour of Our Lord and they also represented the three Kings from the East that brought gifts to Jesus.
It was a custom also that if a person died someone should(continues on next page)- Collector
- Tessie Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Baile Robac, Co. Chill Chainnigh