School: Virginia (B)
- Location:
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: E. O' Reilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1000, Page 179
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- Socks and stockings are made locally. A woman in Lurgan named Mrs. Farrelly has a machine for knitting the stockings.
- At the death of a relative black is worn. Then after six months a little speck of white is worn. When one year is up the usual clothes are worn.
- Collector
- Jim Farrelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- Mrs. Kane living in Bruise has a spinning wheel in perfect working order. First she cards the wool and the spins it. Then she makes it into hanks and washes it in soap and soft water.(continues on next page)
