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School: Derryvoney

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Derryvony, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mary Ní Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0970, Page 168

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    as the goose. They also use scissors , sewing machine and needles . The everyday working shirts ae made at home . Dress shirts for Sunday wear are bought in the shops . Long ago the linen was made from flax . A man called a weaver made the linen from the flax . They bleached it and the women made it into shirts and sheets . Socks ae knitted locally . there is no thread spun locally . There ae not spinning wheels in this district nowadays.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Tracey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryvony, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Owen Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derryvony, Co. Cavan