School: Carrickgorman
- Location:
- Carrickgorman, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: M. Fleming
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1006, Page 044
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- (continued from previous page)knife, a spoke shave, and a frame made of wood to put the sally rods into, he turned them into the shape of a creel, he brought them out of the town and sold them on the street at the price of two shillings per. creel.
- In the townland of Coradun there was a man named Mick Farrelly who used to make "clogs."
His father was an old man and could do no work, so he would go about from house to house in a pony and trap begging for old boots that the soles were worn off.
He had a little "Hack saw" and he would cut the sole for the "Clog" the same size as the boot, he had(continues on next page) - Collector
- Arthur Mc Neill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Corradooa, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr Joe Mc Neill
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Corradooa, Co. Cavan
