School: Glaise Buí, Malla
- Location:
- An Ghlaise Bhuí Thoir, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Conchobhar Ó Drisceoil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0364, Page 159
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- Long ago spinning was done in every house but it is scarcely done in any house nowadays. The parts of a spinning wheel are the wheel, spindle and the stool to hold the rolls of wool when it was carded. When spinning was done the wool was first carded and put around the spindle and a wheel string was put around the rim of the wheel and around the spindle. Then the wheel was twisted and the wool formed into a thread. The thread was then formed into ounces and washed. The old people also dyed clothes with logwood and copperas. First the logwood was boiled for a quarter of an hour then the garment was put into the pot for ten minutes. It was then taken out again and the air left go through it. The copperas was boiled and the garment was put in again and boiled for a few minutes. Then it is left rest until the dye cooled and it was then washed in cold water.
- Collector
- Hanna Cremin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gleann Doimhin, Co. Chorcaí
- Informant
- Mrs Patrick Sexton
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 66
- Address
- Binn na Leacht, Co. Chorcaí
