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School: Cleristown

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0876, Page 245

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    The old people were great experts in many kinds of handicrafts namely spinning and weaving, making of candles and soap, making of baskets and various other articles. There was a spinning wheel in almost every house, which was used by the women and girls of the family for turning out their own cotton thread and worsted. Cotton thread was got from flax and worsted was got from wool. The worsted was woven by the men and boys in those days. A kind of material called "Linsey" was spun from the cotton thread. This was probably another name for linen which was also woven from the flax into underclothing and other coarse cloth.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ita White
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Heavenstown, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    William White
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Heavenstown, Co. Wexford