School: Séipéal na Carraige (roll number 5478)
- Location:
- Rockchapel, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Donncha Ó Géibheannaigh
Open data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Séipéal na Carraige
- XML Page 257
- XML “Making Linen from Flax”
- XML “Limerick”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- (continued from previous page)toe.
The long flax and the toe are then made into rolls called hanks or skus, and spun on the wheel, known as the linen wheel. The thread is then put on timber spindles.
There was a weaver in Milleen named Richard Scanlan, the thread was sent to him and he made fine and coarse linen out of it. Mrs. Nolan of Glounakeel, is the only woman in this parish, who is spinning flax. - You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Mary Curtin
- Gender
- Female