School: Urhan (C.) (roll number 12260)
- Location:
- Urhin, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Eimile Ní Urdail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0276, Page 220
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- First they shear the sheep, and wash the wool, and leave it out a few days until it gets white. When it is white they get two things with teeth on it and put the wool in between them called carders and be rubbing it until they make it in rolls.
When it is all in one stitch. They roll it in one ball and get a spinning wheel and put two stitches together and spin it. When it is spun they make stockings and jumpers and wash them again because they are all oil. Some people wash it after spinning it.
There is a woman yet in Cahirkeem and she is carding and spinning it herself, her name is Mrs Harrington.
