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School: Camross, Mountrath (roll number 15933)

Location:
Camross, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Heifearnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0827, Page 051

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    A Spinning-Wheel
    Long ago there were no factories for spinning-wool and spinning-wheels were used instead. The farmers used to sheer the wool off the sheep and give the fleece to somebody that had a spinning-wheel.
    When the fleece was cleaned, flax-oil was poured over it and left in it over night.
    The wool was then carded or combed with an iron comb. Then the wool was rolled into pieces of about ten inches, with the back of the carder.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. spinning and weaving (~482)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Coady
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75
    Address
    Rossnaclonagh Outside, Co. Laois