1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Ballyragget Convent

School: Ballyragget Convent

Location:
Ballyragget, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
-
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0868, Page 002

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0868, Page 002

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Ballyragget Convent
  2. XML Page 002
  3. XML “Old Crafts - Spinning and Weaving”
  4. XML “Churning”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Old Crafts - Spinning and Weaving (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    about four feet in width, two shuttles which he used work with his feet, were the means by which the loom was worked. There were long boards and close wires through which the thread used to go. He used weave table cloths, sheets, blankets, frieze and bed-ticken.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit

  2. Churning

    Share Share Post
    We have a churn. It is about three feet tall and at the bottom about four feet in circumference. At the top it is the same width as at the bottom. The sides are round.
    The principal parts are the dash, the churn and the lid. In the centre of the lid is a round hole
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Phelan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15