School: Doire Liath (roll number 14301)

Location:
Derrylea, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Cuanaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0107, Page 084

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    There is a man in our village named Pat Byrne and he is a weaver.

    There is a man in our village named Pat Byrne and he is a weaver. He weaves blankets and pieces of flannel.
    He has a lot of tools and the names of them are the heddles, the reed, the shuttle, a small wheel, the warp, the bobbins and the loom.
    The heddles are to put the warp through the thread and the reel is for the same purpose.
    The shuttle is to be put under the thread and the small wheel is to fill the bobbins.
    There is a set of heddle sticks to work the loom and the warp is the stick where the thread is rolled. He weaves flax and he weaves pieces of flannel for suits.
    He is the oldest weaver about this part.
    My Father was a weaver and his
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. spinning and weaving (~482)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Cáit Ní Dhallán
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Grallagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Pat Byrne
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70