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School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)

Location:
Doire Mhór, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Máire Uí hOistín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138D, Page 18_010

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    Spinning and carding are carried on in my district. Each-house has a spinning wheel and cards. The women used to make all the clothes long ago. they used to make bréidín and flannel out of the wool. They used to make petticoats, skirts, suits and other things out of the flannel. They used to make stockings from the thread
    They used to ask a lot of girls for carding and they used to ask the girls women
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    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí eacnamaíocha
        1. gnó agus ceird (~4,680)
          1. sníomh agus fí (~482)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bríghid Ní Chonmacháin
    Gender
    Female