School: Carnadough (B.), Newtowncashel

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   In the townland of Carrick, in former days there was weaving of flax carried on. The loom was owned by Mike Connaughton. The flax was growing in the country, and the people used to bring it to get it woven. It would be woven into any linen articles such as linen tablecloths or sheets or linen shirts. There was also a lot of other weavers throughout the country. Some of the people that are alive now remember to see the weaver in Carrick and they used to go to see him weaving the flax. Almost all the women of the country knew how to spinn and weave and they had their own spinning wheels.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
            1. spinning and weaving (~482)
   2. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Einrí Dé Graoin

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Greenhall Upper, Co. Longford

   Informant

   Pat Greene

   Relation

   Grandparent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Greenhall Upper, Co. Longford