School: Mullingar (Pres. Convent) (roll number 934)
- Location:
- An Muileann gCearr, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: Sr. Colmcille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0735, Page 017
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The Bleachyard.
The Bleachyard extended from Jail Hill through Lynnbury Tce., to Ballinderyy as far back as bank of Brosna which was called the "River of the Divisions".
Flax. Great crops of flax were grown by farmers of the locality and of neighbouring counties. It was sold at the flax markets to the mill-owner.
The Mill stood on the banks of the Brosna, where the present dog track runs. There the flax was kept in bundles in the Brosna, scutched and combed in the scutch mill, woven into linen and finally stretched to bleach on the green. The bleach-yard was at one time owned a Mrs. Tobin. It was called by an Irish(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Agnes Whearty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Muileann gCearr, Co. na hIarmhí
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Donnell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Muileann gCearr, Co. na hIarmhí
