School: Kilmaganny, Thomastown
- Location:
- Kilmaganny, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: C. Ó Hurdail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0852, Page 256
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- Jack Brien of Kilmaganny made baskets of sally switches. He steamed them, so as to be able to bend them
- Martin Walshe did likewise, but he peeled the rods at first. He sold his baskets at Carrick-on Suir.
"Jack the basket" also made & sold them. - Wm. Walshe from Crocthabeg used a handloom to weave cloth.
- Two thatchers were Pat Norris from Cruethabag and Games Reidy from Monsa
- Pearse Cody of Callan tanned leather.
- In Cahill's limestone quarry in Old Castle, Kilmaganny, there was a lime-kilm that employed six men.
The fire was begun with sticks to which 'colm' (a kind of slack coal mixed with clay & water) was added. Stones were put on the colm; then a layer of 'colm' & so on. It took a good while to burn it. - Transcription guide » You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Brigid O' Sullivan
- Address
- Poulboy, Co. Kilkenny
