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School: Kildavin, Ferns

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Kildavin, Co. Carlow
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Tadhg de Brí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0911, Page 093

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    Long ago weaving and spinning was done with a long form and a piece of wood cemented into the end of it and a wooden wheel connected with it.
    The wool which was collected from the sheep and sent to the factory was made into fangle and prepared for the women for spinning. they turned the wooden wheel with their hands and in this way they wove it into socks and jumpers and shawls and all kinds of woollen garments which were mostly worn then.
    They also sowed flax. When the flax was ripe they cut it and gathered it, and put in into holes which they called bog-holes and after a certain number of days they turned it in the hole, and after another while they brought it in and threshed it
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. spinning and weaving (~482)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lillie Hegarty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kildavin, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Mr P. Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Occupation
    Labourer
    Address
    Kildavin, Co. Carlow