School: Johnstown

Location:
Baile Eoin, Co. na hIarmhí
Teacher:
Mrs Doherty
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0726, Page 345

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  2. My mother has a spinning wheel which she got from her mother. The wheel consists of a wheel standing on two legs. She buys wool from some of the neighbours and spins it into tread with which she knits stockings from. She knits the stockings for my father. She used to sell it (the wool) at twopence an ounce. The wheel got broken and
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