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School: San Leonard, Ballycullane

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Saintleonards, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Mary B. Dunphy
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  1. Trades in Saint Leonards District

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    Weavers ---- A weaver in Ballyhackleg (name forgotten)
    Browne's on the cross of Garrycullen. Furlongs of Clonmines
    Tubbrits at the top of Cosgrave's lane in Taylorstown.
    The old-time "Quilting Frame"
    The women long ago made their own 'bed-spreads'. They patched all colour pieces together in the most intricate way making most fantastic designs. They took a great pride in these 'patchwork' quilts as they were called. When the 'patch' was completed, they were lined or backed with a linen or cotton sheet 'Twas then the "quilting frame" was needed. The stitching of the lining to the 'patch' was an art in itself. Both where 'straited' in the frame and stitchery in mitres (as indicated) was put in the coloured thread. This took a long time. The edges were then bound with ribbon and the patchwork quilt was completed
    [diagram] Quilt being 'quilted' in the quilting frame.
    Spinning Wheels. 1. Mrs. Geoffry Power had a (woollen) spinning wheel at her place at Ballinruane, was there up to recently - since broken up.
    2. Ryan's Mullinderry (4 miles N. from St. Leonards N.S.)
    The Ryan family had ---
    (a) Woollen mill - called still "The Factory" where everyone brought their 'fleeces' to be manufactured.
    Flax mills - 80 years ago
    (b) Flax mill - called still "The Bleach", where everyone brought their flax to be made up.
    (c) A flax mill at Taylorstown viaduct. The ruins on the left hand side was a flax mill owned by a Scotchman named Willie Robinson (?)
    Photograph of the ruins of the flax mill at Taylorstown.
    (Taken 26.4.1938) [photograph]
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary B. Dunphy
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Informant
    Miss Polly Roche
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Saintleonards, Co. Wexford