Bessie Morrison

Wool Spinning in 1978

This short video shows Bessie Morrison (RIP) of Thallabawn spinning wool by hand in 1978.

The same spinning wheel was used by her daughter, Mary B. Davitt during an evening in Killeen Community Centre hosted by Cáirde Killeen's Local History Group. To see more about these evenings click here

This page was added by Richard Woodward on 31/05/2012.

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