School: Cluain Fhiadh (B.), Carraig na Siúire (roll number 1857)
- Location:
- Clonea, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Liam Ó Heireamhóin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0654, Page 74
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- (continued from previous page)thatcher by trade as were many of the Finns before before him. These men had implements as well. The thatchers needle the mallet, the shears and a knive. There was only one person who made sugarsticks her name was Mrs. Brett. The sugarsticks used to be over a foot long. She used melt brown sugar into a gallon and keep dippling a thread up and down in it until it was made.There were two good wheel-wrights in Clonea. There names were Bill Meehan and James Meara. The implements these men had were much the same tools as the cooper but the wheel-wright had the wheel stool and the lathe and some others.There was a family of Murphys and some of them were Blacksmiths. Ned and Martin were great for making spades, ploughs, billhooks, gates and lots of other things. They lived near Clonea school.There was a man named(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Laurence Meehan
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Clonea, Co. Waterford
