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School: Mullinavat Convent

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Mullinavat, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Sr M. Lorcán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0851, Page 027

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    In olden times the people spun their own clothes with a spinning wheel. There was a tailor by the name of Roche, his grandfather was a tailor and his wife had a spinning wheel and she used to spin quilts and blankets for the people at Christmas in honour of Our Lord and they also represented the three Kings from the East that brought gifts to Jesus.
    It was a custom also that if a person died someone should
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tessie Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Buckstown, Co. Kilkenny