Scoil: Ballycumber (B.), St Ciaran's

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   of wood which stood on the floor. The sword was a piece of bog sally shaped like a sword. The Scutcher held a piece of flax across the stock and kept beating it with the sword until the skin was removed thus leaving the tow.
   When these people were not available a beetle and stone were used. After this it sometimes was hackled. This was done with a square piece of board with spikes driven into it so as to remove any jagged piece.
   When this was done the two was spun with a spinning sheel and made into long narrow threads. These were then tied parrallel to one another to two sticks known as hand reels. They were then left out to bleach. Two people had to pull this two or three times a day in order to stretch it. Then it was brought to the weaver along with some cotton or wool to be mixed with through

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   Joseph Concannon

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