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School: Tulach an Iarainn (roll number 1289)

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Tulach an Iarainn, Co. Phort Láirge
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    Weaving in Tallow.
    About the year 1800, the women of Tallow were very skillful in the spinning and weaving of wool. When they wanted tweed, they carved the wool from a black and a white sheep, then mixed them together. The wool was made into thread and was sent to a weaver.
    The weaver put the thread on a rack and so measured the amount of thread received. The weaver charged 7d a yard for weaving the thread into tweed, and four pence for weaving it into flannel.
    Mr. J.J. Walsh, West St., Tallow, Co. Waterford.
    Patricia Beecher, West St., Tallow, Co. Waterford.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí eacnamaíocha
        1. gnó agus ceird (~4,680)
          1. sníomh agus fí (~482)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patricia Beecher
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tulach an Iarainn, Co. Phort Láirge
    Informant
    Mr J J Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    85
    Address
    Tulach an Iarainn, Co. Phort Láirge