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School: Maghcromtha (B.)

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Macroom, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Deasmhumhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0342, Page 275

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    Coopering.
    In Macroom years ago there were six coopering shops with 2 or 3 journeymen in some. Now there is one only left, and he does scarcely anything. He keeps a small shop, and is a newspaper correspondent for "The Kerryman".
    The articles that used to be made were
    tubs
    "keepers" - or flat milk vessels
    water-pails
    milk-pails
    "skimmed &c
    It was all local trade. The "staves" were imported.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. coopering (~87)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    James Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Address
    Masseytown, Co. Cork