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School: Breacaire Beag (roll number 14891)

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Brackary Beg, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Ó Brádaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0192, Page 249

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  1. Barrel and Churn-Making

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    Long ago, Barrels and churns were made as well as butts and firkins for holding butter. This is how the people made them. Firstly, they bought the timber. Then it was split into staves. They were put into the tresshoops, and shaped for a butt. Then the tresshoops were taken off and the other hoops were put on. The tresshoops were thick heavy hoops. There was a lot of tools used namely, the cleaver, the hollowed knife, the draw-knife, the spoke-shave, the adz, and the board-axe.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. coopering (~87)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Gilmartin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mullanyduff, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Patrick Gilmartin
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mullanyduff, Co. Leitrim