School: Cúl Seachtaine
- Location:
- Coolshaghtena, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Caitln Nic Dhonnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0258, Page 256
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- (continued from previous page)it was tied up in sheaves again. It was brought home and stacked for a while. They made "pooteer" to dry it.
This was a good frame intercrossed with sticks. The sheavers of flax were put on the "pooteer" and left till they were well dried. It was taken down and a number of people with beetles broke it.
When it was broken it was sent to the scutcher. They had scutching stocks and handles made from wood by carpenters.
After the first scutching it was "hackled". Spikes of iron were put in wood and they pegged the flax on the spikes and drew it to get the tow out. Then it was spun on a spinning wheel.
Next it was sent to the weaver who had a loom. This was four posts like a bed. A man stood at the head and according as the weaver wove it(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Gavigan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coolshaghtena, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Joe Gavigan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 53
- Address
- Coolshaghtena, Co. Roscommon
