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1. Talon nó Tailliún - Italian Iron

   

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   Talon nó ttailliún. = Italian Iron. or Tally iron. (Mrs Cuffe, N.T. Glenville, I heard call it an Italian Iron) About 100 years ago the girls over 18 and all women wore caps with borders. The lace borders were always frilled. The frilling was performed on a "talon iron," (above illustrated) in the following manner. The bior or heater was reddened in the fire and put into the "talon" and then placed on a chair or table, a child held the iron in position. The woman, who was about to "quill" her cap, sat facing the iron with cap in hand, the 3rd or fourth border was the first to be "quilled" she took between her finger and thumb of both hands as much of the border as would cover half the point of the iron marked A, with slight pressure and a short movement of the finger and thumb to both sides, she got the first frill made, she proceeded deiseal until end of border was reached

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Seán Ó Duinnsléibhe

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Múinteoir

   Informant

   Bríd Ní Chillín

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Roscommon

   Informant

   Mrs Cuffe

   Gender

   Female

   Occupation

   National múinteoir