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   very good hand at making barrels.
   John Molloy who was from Kildare was a very good hand at making a bódhrán from sheep skin by putting it into lime to let it steep.

   

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   Thomas Kirrane lived in Kilvine. He could make sugans for horses and he made them with straw and lined them with canvas. He also made baskets. Philip Waldron lived in Drimbane. He made candles of rushes and piled them and dipped them in fat and he put them aside to harden for the 12th night. Mrs Lyons from Tulrahan cards and spins wood. First the wool is cleaned and it is oiled. Then

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. trades and crafts (~4,680)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Martin Caulfield

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   Paddy Caulfield

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