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School: Piltown (B.) (roll number 6189)

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Piltown, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Peadar Ó Maolchaoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0842, Page 278

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    The piece of linen was got from a woman whose name was Bridget Walsh about eighty years ago. The material was made in Luke's well Mullinavat. The flax was grown on a large scale in the vicinity of Mullinavat and Mooncoin at that time.
    Method of making the linen at that time:-
    Furzes were boiled and the clothes washed in the water. Old weavers namely-:
    James Walsh = Raheen.
    Thomas Finlay = Aglish.
    R. Walsh = Clogga.
    W. Knox = Ballymount.
    All these men were engaged in this work between eighty and a hundred years ago.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cecil Roche
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Piltown, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Larrissy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Occupation
    Pensioner
    Address
    Piltown, Co. Kilkenny