RT photograph
T1 [Mary Barlow at work on the spinning wheel, Aclare, Co. Sligo.]
PB Coimisiún Béaloideasa Éireann (CBÉ) / Irish Folklore Commission - Copyright
PP Áth an Chláir, Co. Shligigh (Éire) / Aclare, Co. Sligo (Ireland)
NO 089 I gCuimhne na nDaoine. Negative is soft.
NO The pedal wheel in the photo was introduced to this country by the huguenots. This wheel was the most commonly used for spinning flax, which was then woven into linen. A larger wheel was used for spinning wool.
UL http://hdl.handle.net/:10151/OB_2003681_IF
AN uri:info:fedora/ivrla:10277
LK //digital.ucd.ie/?getObject=ivrla:10277
SL UCD Library, University College Dublin
LL Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland