School: Tattenclave
- Location:
- Táite an tSléibhe, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0948, Page 112
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- Over thirty years ago my mother remembers an industry called crochet or lace-making and many girls earned a lot of money by it.The flax was scutched at home long ago and dried over a fire made outside. Then it was rolled with rollers. Then it was scutched with a handle and a stalk. Then it was made up in stone-weights and sold.Another old industry was the home churning. When the whole milk was thickened and gathered in crocks it was churned at home.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Ward
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 11
- Address
- An Chailleach, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Informant
- James Ward
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- An Chailleach, Co. Mhuineacháin
