School: Cathair Seircín, Inis Tíomáin (roll number 5186)
- Location:
- Cahersherkin, Co. Clare
- Teacher: -
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0620, Page 346
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cácai leis na prátaí agus gráinne beag plúir ach ní chuiridís aon sád no bainne ann.Annsan chuiridís síos an gridil agus píosa maith ime air agus chuiridís síos an cáca air chun bácail.An uair sin ní raibh an taea go flúirseach ach an oidhche a bhiodh an stampaí á dhéanamh do bhíodh tae ann agus annsan nuair a bhíodh an cáca bacáilte ithidís a ndóthain de agus is minic a thagadh na cómhairsean píosa abhaile leo mar bheadh a lán de deanta.
- The Making of Linen. Long ago the people made their own clothes from flax.it was very tedious work but the material was very serviceable and strong.First of all the farmer ploughed and harrowed his garden in the month of April,then he sowed the seed and left it to grow.
When Autumn came the flax was ripe ,the stalk was between two and a half and three feet high and it was of a bluish colour .It was pulled and tied into sheaves(continues on next page) - Collector
- Bridie Organ
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- William Barry
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Mauricesmills, Co. Clare
