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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Lic Snámha (roll number 11849)

Location:
Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Gabriel
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0410, Page 364

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    Flax:-
    The flax seeds were sown in Spring and when ripe, the flax was pulled and made into stooks like carn. After a day or two the flax was bogged that is it was left in a bog-hole for nine or ten days then it was taken home and spread out in a field to dry, it was turned several times like hay and then it was made into big bundles. Then a huge fire was made in a shady nook and a hurdle was placed over this fire with the bundles of flax upon it, when the flax was thoroughly dry it was bittled - that is all the hulls were removed and the remainder was called fibre. Then it was "coarse cloved" - with a cloving tongs and afterwards "fine cloved", then
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jenny Trant
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mr Tom Trant
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Lixnaw, Co. Kerry