School: Béal Átha an Dá Chab (2) (roll number 13976)
- Location:
- Ballydehob, Co. Cork
- Teacher: J.W. Pollard
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0291, Page 370
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- Barrels and churns were made extensively long ago. One of the best-known makers was a man named Peter Barry, who lived in Rathravane, about two miles north of Ballydehob. The implements in use were an adze, a plane, a hammer and chisel.
The making of churns and barrels is carried on at present in Ballydehob by John Daly.
The wood that suits best is that of the elm and ash.
Barrels of a large size and churns were bound by bands or hoops of iron, but smaller barrels were often bound with strong pliant twigs.
- Collector
- John Roycroft
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Joseph Roycroft
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
