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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0108, Page 230

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    they put the three flounce, and in between these flounces they put two or three tooks. The women also wore white caps which they made from their own linen. They also put a lot of their own home-made starch in these caps.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maria Jennings
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyhowly, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Jennings
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    87
    Address
    Ballyhowly, Co. Mayo