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School: Leatbeg (roll number 16146)

Location:
Leat Beg, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Mrs Peoples
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1091, Page 150

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    Scissors,
    A Machine,
    Needles,
    A Goose,
    Thread,
    Cloth,
    A Thimble,
    A Tape,
    Chalk,
    A Book,
    Shirts are not made at home nowadays they are all bought. But in olden times they were all made at home out of linen and flannel.
    In this district most of the socks and stockings are knit in the home of the people. Sometimes the yarn is bought in a shop and sometimes wool is made into yarn by spinning it. There are a good many spinning wheels still in this district. My grandmother Nancy Gallagher had a spinning wheel
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Gallagher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tully, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Lizzie Gallagher
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    34
    Address
    Tully, Co. Donegal