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School: An Ghráinseach, Cluain Meala (roll number 7982)

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Grange, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Maolchathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0571, Page 047

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  1. Spinning - Croan, Parish of Newcastle, 50 Years Ago

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    Spinning
    Croan: Parish of Newcastle, 40 years ago.
    My grandmother had a spinning wheel. The stand was similar to but higher than a stool, about 4 feet long.
    The uprights which supported the axle on which the wheel turned and on which the spindle was fixed were mortised into the stand and inclined outwards at an angle of about 30 degrees from the vertical. The axle on which the wheel turned would be about as high as spinner's shoulder.
    Diagram 1. Holes (1,2,3,4)about 3/4"
    Two "ears" made of triple platted straw from holes 1 to 2 and from 3 to 4, spindle spin on these.
    Spindle support 6" wide 2" thick(ab0ut)
    Diagram 2. Wheel suppor tabout 4" by 3"
    Diagram 3. Section of spindle. Wood about 12" long (fearsad)
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. spinning and weaving (~482)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Séamus Ó Maolchathaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Múinteoir