School: Carrickgorman
- Location:
- Carrickgorman, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: M. Fleming
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1006, Page 047
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- (continued from previous page)spread on the land which derived much benefit from its purifying and fertilizing qualities.
- Flax was extensively grown in this locality long ago, and gave employment to the people in the scutching of it by hand, also the weaving of it and finally its dyeing.
There were many renouned weavers in the locality, including Mr. Peter Mc Quillan of Farthadreen, who died about the year 1900, he wove beautiful linen with his loom, which was made from sally rods he pulled near his home.
Mr. Mc Quillan's linen was sent to Mr. Traynor of Togher, known as "Mickey the dyer", who died in the year 1898, he dyed the linen a fadeless blue colour, which he made from certain kinds of roots and fruit, gathered in the summer months. - Collector
- Emrys Roundtree
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrickgorman, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr Traynor
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Togher, Co. Cavan
