School: Allenwood, Robertstown (roll number 1712)
- Location:
- Allenwood, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Seán Ó Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0775, Page 132
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- (continued from previous page)on in the houses by the women and quilting was also done. In Lyon's in Grangeclare quilting was done. The frame for stretching the material on was very long. Dyeing was also done. Dye was made from heather, and yellow dye was made from furze blossom and dark brown dye was made from soot.
A traveller called Barney Brien, who was a cooper, went around stopping in the houses, and he mended churns and made firkins for holding butter and wooden vessels called "coolers" about a foot hight for holding (butter) cream.
A travelling tradesman called Jim Flummery used to go. He was a nailer. He carried the tools around with him. He sold boot-nails at 2 1/2d a hundred. He always went in his barefeet, and he worked out on the roadside.
There was another nailer called Peter Phillips who lived in Robertstown(continues on next page)
