School: Tulach Chromán (roll number 1256)
- Location:
- Tullycroman, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Mrs. Brennan
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An Old Craft.
About forty years ago there lived in Tyholland, a man whose name was John Mc Coy. He was a friend of my father and he weaved his own cloth out of sheep wool and he also made his own candles. He is dead now.
- Collector
- Eileen Dinkin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumreask, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Dinkin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 53
- Address
- Drumreask, Co. Monaghan
- An Old Craft.
About fifty years ago a man called Pat Mc Cabe who lived at Folum in the County Fermanagh, made his own creels, baskets and chairs of wicker-work. He kept up the custom of shopping with his donkey and creels, until he died ten years ago. - Collector
- Leo Magee
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tullycroman, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Mrs Bridget Magee
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Tullycroman, Co. Monaghan
