School: Drumatemple (B.) (roll number 7496)
- Location:
- Drumatemple, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Michael Quinn
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0261, Page 077
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- In olden times all the clothes of the people needed had to be woven by hand. People who required clothes had to get wool. The wool had to be washed and left out to dry. It was then greased and carded and made into rolls of thread. It was then rolled into balls, two of which were for for the warp, and one for the woof. It was then taken to the Weaver who got it warped on what was called the bars, to what ever length was required. When the thread was warped it was taken off the bars and rolled on a beam in the loom. It was then drawn through the gears and woven. Eleven yards was the length required for a blanket to allow for thickening. The thickening was done at a mill called the Jack mill. Five pence per yard was the charge for weaving a blanket. Flannel was woven into webs up to fifty yards in length at four pence per yard.
Flax was used for making linen. It first had to be steeped in water. It was then scutched into tow, spun into thread and warped and woven into webs for sheets, towels, and tablecloths. The charge for weaving it was sixpence per yard.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joseph Griffin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonadarragh, Co. Galway
