School: Drumdigus (C.), Kilmurry McMahon (roll number 13479)

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1. Folklore - Tailors (continued)

   

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   in suitable proportion so as to have the brown thread "mastering" the black and white.
   The wool was spun by the women of the house into thread, with a spinning wheel. It was thin wound into ball; some called the chain the others filling. It was then warped and afterwards taken to the weaver who wove it into a piece It was then sent to Sixmilebridge to be tucked at the mill. When tucked it was tucked it was taken home and thoroughly washed and dried and it was then brought to the tailor where it was made into suits for the men. Flannel was made by the women; woven, coloured and made into clothes for themselves. There is only one weaver in the locality now named Tim Carthy of Ballydineen and he is idle most of his time as there is scarcely any work done in the weaving line now.
   Shirts are made in neary every house now and are made of flannelette. Long ago the shirts were made from flax. The flax was spun by the women of the house with a small spinning wheel operated by a foot press. The cloth was a great deal coarser than the linen bought in the shops nowadays. It was woven by a weaver the same as flannel and then made into shirts.

   

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Anna Mc Namara

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Derrynalecka, Co. Clare

   Informant

   Denis Howard

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   90

   Address

   Derrynalecka, Co. Clare