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Anna M. Warde

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Old Crafts - Spinning Wool

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0120, Page 64

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Old Crafts - Spinning Wool

There was a spinning wheel in Judge's of Rathruane; in Hughes of Boleyard; and Maggie Groarke has a woolen spinning wheel. She cards, and spins, the wool into thread, then knits socks, and shawls.

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Collector
Celine Warde
Gender
female
Address
Bellavary, Co. Mayo
Informant
(name not given)
Relation
relative (other than parent or grandparent)
Gender
female
Language
English