School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)

Location:
Gortaveha, Co. Clare
Teacher:
P. Wiley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592E, Page 07_031

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592E, Page 07_031

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  1. 31
    Weaving 17: 1 : 37
    They carded the wool and then spun it in to thread and twisted every two threads together and knitted them in to socks and stockings.They had four needles for knitting them like what we have now.
    Card the wool into rools spin it to thread warp it on the walls on pegs.Then send it off to a weaver to be weaved. Then when they would get it back they would send it off to a mill again to get it washed and tucked then they would have it in blankets .There was
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    Deying
    They used get moss around stones and boil it in water with whatever they wanted to colour.This used put a brown colour on them.When they wanted to colour black they dug black thing in bogs and boiled it with clothes.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. dyeing (~134)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Julia Corry
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryfadda, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mrs Corry
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Derryfadda, Co. Clare