1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Iorball Sionnaigh

School: Iorball Sionnaigh (roll number 16923)

Location:
Scotstown, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
P. Mac Cionnaith
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0956, Page 007

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0956, Page 007

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: Iorball Sionnaigh
  2. XML Page 007
  3. XML “Old Crafts - Hand-Scutching of Flax”
  4. XML “Old Crafts - Crochet Lace”

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. Old Crafts - Hand-Scutching of Flax (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    the stalk. A girl took the handstroke, which was made of wood and had a sharp edge, and beat the flax. When on end was well beaten the girl lifted the flax and shook it. She then turned the other end and beat it too.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit

  2. Old Crafts - Crochet Lace

    Share Share Post
    Crochet lace was a fireside industry which was very extensive in this district up to twenty years ago. Girls from they left school till they were married sat crocheting all. Crochet lace was sold for three or four shillings a yard.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Thomas Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Address
    Drumdesco, Co. Monaghan