School: Ceathrú na Laithighe (Brownsgrove) (roll number 12138)

Location:
Brownsgrove, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó hAnnracháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0040, Page 0437

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  1. There was a woman named Bid Clarke living in Glann a few years ago and she was one of the greatest spinners about the place when she was young. She was living in Meelick first and now she is living in Tuam. She used to spin the thread first and then send it to a weaver to weave into flannel for her.
    All the women about the place were able to spin that time and there was a spinning wheel in every house. The two greatest weavers about the place were Pat McLoughlin from Cloonkeevney near Killbannon and Malanney from Killgevrin near Milltown.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. spinning and weaving (~482)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mc Gagh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Beagh (Browne), Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mary Healy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    72
    Address
    Marley, Co. Galway