1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Cill Bheacáin (B.)

School: Cill Bheacáin (B.) (roll number 13659)

Location:
Bekan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P.S. Mac Donnchadha
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 391

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 391

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Cill Bheacáin (B.)
  2. XML Page 391
  3. XML “Old Crafts”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Old Crafts

    Share Share Post
    Long ago when people had no light they pulled rushes and peeled them and then they got tallow and steeped them in it. They left them up then to set, this was an old custom in every house. For soap the people used curds of milk and oatmeal.
    There was a man named Cormac Biesty who lived in Greenwood who was a noted basketmaker. He used to cut rods and leave them in a dry placed for a few months to season. Then he used to make baskets, cleaves
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Mulkeen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonacurry, Co. Mayo