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School: Druim Mór (roll number 16278)

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Dromore, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0166, Page 308

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    About 100 years ago flax was grown everywhere in this country. Every farmer used to sow his portion of flax and manufacture it himself. First of all he used to pull his own flax and steep it in a hole of water until it would get soft. Then he lifted it and spread it out to dry. He gathered it up in sheaves and made a stack of it and in the Winter-time he set to work and beetled the sheaves. Then he scutched it fine with scutching-handles. Then the women got cloves which were made out a stick with an iron attached to it and a tongue attached to the iron. They used to make put the
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. spinning and weaving (~482)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sara Browne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Portaghbradagh, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Robert Browne
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Portaghbradagh, Co. Sligo