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School: Coratillon

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Corratillan, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0966, Page 315

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    (continued from previous page)
    preserved in the parish yet.
    There is a field in this parish (Corlough) owned by Mr.Pat Byrne,
    Teeboy, called '' The Bleach Yard, ''
    because linen (made from flax) was formerly bleached there. Socks and stockings are knit locally, from wool bought in shops. In the mountainous district of this parish, wool is spun and dyed and knitted into socks, stockings, scarves, and gloves.
    The dyes that are used are home made vegetable dyes. Some people use '' moss '' that grows on old stones, for dyeing wool also.
    Some people sell socks and stockings which they have knit.
    There are some spinning wheels in old houses in the parish still. At the death of a relative people usually wear black clothes at a wedding they wear their best clothes.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Róisín Byrne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Muineal, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr Michael Byrne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Muineal, Co. Cavan