School: Cartrún
- Location:
- Cartronavally, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Cáit, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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Spinning in my District.
Long ago the people of my district used to spin and manufacture their own cloth but recently this work is almost extinct.
There is one woman in my district who still continues this work.
First she washed the wool and leaves it to dry. Then she puts raip oil on it, and then cards it with a coarse piece of board with spikes of iron pointing forth called carding combs.
After a time she spins it on a spinning wheel and (and) then twists it.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tawnycurry, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Mrs Smith
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 53
- Address
- Tawnycurry, Co. Leitrim
