School: Dún Bhéacháin (Dunbeacon) (roll number 15552)
- Location:
- Dunbeacon, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Foghlú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0289, Page 153
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- (continued from previous page)These moulds are still to be seen and are used when any tallow is available.
- It is said large quantities of flax were grown in this district long ago. This was spun into thread with a spinning wheel by spinning women in the homes. The women who used to spin for my grandfather's people was Mary Lucy from Cahirolickna. The thread was then taken to a weaver's shop where it was woven into cloth with what was called a "loom". One of the best weaver's shops in this district was in Durrus and was owned by John Crostan. A neighbour of mine, James Maguire told me that when he was young he once entered this shop and it contained lots of simple(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Josephina Moynihan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drishane, Co. Cork
- Informant
- James Moynihan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 46
- Address
- Cashelfean, Co. Cork
