School: Dún Mór (cailíní)
- Location:
- Dunmore, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Eibhlín Halliday
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0037, Page 0048
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“Weavers wove flannel and friezes”
(continued from previous page)generally grown in this country. The hackle was like a hay rake but the handle was much shorter, and the teeth were made of steel. The hackler used to pull the flax plants through these teeth to take away the seed.
There is a town-land in Lynagh (Co. Galway) parish called Baile Lín. This means flax town.
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“In the parish of Killimor, quite recently a woman had only one cow and yet she sold as much butter as two extensive farmers near her who had several cows.”
In the parish of Killimor, quite recently a woman had only one cow and yet she sold as much butter as two extensive farmers near her who had several cows. One of these men was talking to a neighbour one day and he was complaining that his wife could have(continues on next page) - Collector
- Eibhlín Ní Ailledéa
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Address
- Dunmore, Co. Galway
- Informant
- John Robinson
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 68
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Address
- Killimor, Co. Galway