1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Mainistir Mhuigheó (C.)

School: Mainistir Mhuigheó (C.) (roll number 14206)

Location:
Mayo Abbey, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Siobhán Ní Fhinn
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0100, Page 147

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0100, Page 147

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Mainistir Mhuigheó (C.)
  2. XML Page 147
  3. XML “Candle-Making”
  4. XML “Weaving”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Candle-Making

    Share Share Post
    Long ago candles used to be made, first of all by melting grease in a tin lid and rolling a rush in it, when the rush would get cold, it could be used to show light. It used to be put into a wooden-candlestick.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit

  2. Weaving

    Share Share Post
    Long ago the people used to pull the flax when it would be ripe, then they put it steeping in bog water, with a weight over it, after a few days it would be taken out to dry, and hit with a stick after that they would run it through an iron comb, then they would weave it on a loom.
    When they would be weaving
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. spinning and weaving (~482)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Delaney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    17
    Address
    Mayo Abbey, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    George Hughes
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Mayo Abbey, Co. Mayo