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School: Droichead na Daoile (roll number 14736)

Location:
Lackalustraun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Ghallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0151, Page 341

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  1. Linen-Making

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    Up to about forty years ago all the linen was home-made. It took a lot of time and labour and it was discontinued.
    The flax was sown in Spring and pulled when a blue flower appeared. It attained the height of four feet. After pulling it was tied in sheaved and thrown into a lake to soften. It was left there about a fortnight and then it was taken up and spread out thinly to dry. When it was perfectly dry it was "beetled" and afterwards "scutched". The crust falls off with the scutching
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Fergus
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corcullin, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Edward Fergus
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Corcullin, Co. Mayo