School: Ballynacargy (B.) (roll number 1731)
- Location:
- Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: E. Mac Óda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 459
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- (continued from previous page)together which is also done with the spinning wheel. Then it is wound off in a hank and washed.When it is dry it is as white as snow, and lovely and soft. Wool for blankets or tweeds is spun on the large woollen wheel, which is much quicker than the small one.A weaver named Duffy lived in this town who used to do all the weaving, both woollen and linen.There are some of the sheets woven by him to be had yet although he is 50 or 60 years deadAt that time every farmer sowed a piece of fleax, and manufactured it and had it woven into linen to make sheets and table clothes, towels and under clothing.The had the wool made into blankets and tweeds, so that they had to buy no drapery at all. The home made blankets used to last for ages and when they were worn they were dyed and made into quilts, and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Lyons
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Agnes Lyons
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 47
- Address
- Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath
