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School: St Columba’s, Coggale

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Cogaula, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P. Ó Fiacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088, Page 483

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    which had wire teeth. Then it was made into rolls. A spinning wheel & stool was necessary for spinning. A band passed round the wheel to a spindle which was kept in place on an upright on the other end of the stool by means of a thin straw súgán. By turning the wheel the spindle went round A roll of wool was attached to the spindle and drawn out by turning wheel slowly & walking down the floor: then the wheel was turned rapidly & the thick thread passed through the fingers while walking rapidly backward This put twist on the thread Two kinds of thread were made - the warp and the woof
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    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
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