School: Achadh na Garron (Aughnagarron) (roll number 5603)
- Location:
- Aghnagarron, Co. Longford
- Teacher: -
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0764, Page 340
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- Spinning Wheels were very useful for spinning wool.
But there are not many of them to be seen.
There is one in Tom Reilly's, Aughnagarron Granard Co. Longford and one in Lizzie Lynch's both of the same townland Aughnagarron, Granard Co Longford.
The people who have Spinning Wheels in their houses hasn't to spend money in the shops buying wool for stockings or any other goods. Spinning Wheels are made of wood. Before people begin to spin they require wool.
And that wool is got from the sheep.
The wool is taken from them in the Summer time.
Some people buy the wool from the farmer's if the have no sheep of their own.
The wool is treated in the following way. They got as much wool(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary-Kate Diffley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Aghnagarron, Co. Longford
