School: Clews' Memorial (roll number 15465)
- Location:
- Boyle, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Máire Ní Néill
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A weaver named Dominic Slain lived on the Sligo Road, a little south of the villiage of Ballinafad, Boyle. He died about ten years ago, at about the age of 80. His loom was in the house til a few years ago. Dominic wove linen yarn for table-cloths, and also blankets, and frieze for men's suits. People grew their own flax, and brought their own yarn to be woven. Most people kept a few sheep for the wool, and they got woven into the blankets and frieze.
- Collector
- Pat Slein
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballinafad, Co. Roscommon
