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School: Rosenallis (roll number 5442)

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Rosenallis, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Mrs L. Dagg
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0823, Page 353

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    curate in this parish from 1919-1925 named Father Breen. He got most of the people to buy a spinning wheel.He got an instructress to come to the hall twice a week, and all the girls who had spinning wheels came to be instructed, They made thread and out of the thread they made stockings.I do not know how many spinning wheels in this district,There are special typed of clothes worn at a death of a relation.Black clothes are worn.
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Egan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lackan, Co. Laois