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School: Sliabh an Mhadra (C.)

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Slievawaddra, Co. Kerry
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Eibhlín Ní Chearbhaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0416, Page 171

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    and brittle. The whole family scattered round the gravelled yard with their bittles and held beating until they had nothing but the pure linen fibre.
    It was then made into handy táiríní and next came the day of the cloving, the most glorious day in the house-hold for that year when a dozen women came along at cock-crow in the morning with a cloving tongs to comb it out still finer. They often woke him from his slumber with their gay laughter and song for they were going to have tea for their breakfast.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy O' Neill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Causeway, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    James O' Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Causeway, Co. Kerry