School: Cill Cruain (C) (roll number 11187)
- Location:
- Ballyglass South, Co. Galway
- Teachers: Brighid Ní Náradaigh Cáit Bean Uí Standúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0016, Page 353
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- In the town of Ballymoe there was a nailer -- Ned Connor. This man made slating nails, tongs, hammers and pot hooks which he sold to the shopkeepers in the surrounding villages and towns.
Malacy Gannon was a blacksmith who lived near Ballynoe. He made horse shoes and spades.
Patch Raffeny Ballymoe wove wheaten straw into baskets, hampers, bee hives and arm chairs.
Katie Courtney, Ballymoe was a dressmaker Pat Gilleran was a skilled house carpenter and painter who lived in the same little village.
In Ussey there lived a family of three brothers named Dowds who were known throughout three counties as "Master Coopers". Their dash and churn were made to order. The Dowd Bros. frequently sold their churns at the markets of(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kitty Griffin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bracklagh, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mike Fox
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 73
- Address
- Ballaghaugeag East, Co. Galway
