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School: Sonna (roll number 1422)

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Kildallan, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs O' Connell
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 172

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    My grandmother, Mrs Lennon, told me her mother used to weave and spin. They used to grow their own flax at that time. When the flax is growing, they pull it and put it into a flaxhole for nine days until the "bows" get loose and fall off.
    Then they spread it out to dry, and then scuttle it. Then they bring it into their own houses and put it on rollers.
    There are two sets of rollers, one is across the other, so that the flax will knit.
    The man has a wooden machine underneath it which he
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. spinning and weaving (~482)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Marion Cooney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Occupation
    Pupil
    Address
    Sonna Demesne, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mrs Lennon
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female