School: Gleann Iascaigh (roll number 16363)
- Location:
- Béal Átha Fearna, Co. Shligigh
- Teacher: Bríd, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0167, Page 0634
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- There are two spinning wheels in Gleneaskey. The owners spin wool by the pound and get many customers as the men prefer home-spun and hand-knit socks for wear in strong boots. Brown sheep's wool is turned into nice brown socks too.
Wool is washed, dried, oiled, carded by hand. The rolls are spun one by one into thread on to the "pern" which is in on a spindle at the left of the large wheel which is worked by foot. A wheel-wright who lived somewhere in Bonniconlon made these wheels.
The women's names are Miss Loftus and Mrs. Kilgannon her sister.
- Collector
- Henry Flynn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gleneasky, Co. Shligigh
- Informant
- Henry Flynn
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 47
- Address
- Gleneasky, Co. Shligigh
- Informant
- Mrs Kilgannon
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 70
