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School: The Rower (C.), Inistioge (roll number 15161)

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The Rower, Co. Kilkenny
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Labhaoise Nic Liam
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0847, Page 220

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    some people, but was known as Carding. It was done with combs and
    Basket Making (crossed out)
    There was a great trade in basket making (crossed out)
    the material which they got from it was the same as what they got from the hackler.
    It was then spun with a spinning-wheel which was driven with the foot, and fed from a bundle called rock. This produced a very fine thread from the flax. This thread was then wound on a hand reel, and about every two pound was called a skein. These skeins were then washed and dried, and it was then stretched.
    The skeins were then passed on to a weaver to convert it into cloth. There was generally one weaver in the locality. When the linen cloth
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. spinning and weaving (~482)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Galváin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Cullentragh, Co. Kilkenny