School: Tigh Molaga (C.) (roll number 12457)
- Location:
- Timoleague, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Shithigh
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“A pensioner named Mr. O' Sullivan lived above Con Shea's; he got blind in war and had an army Pension.”
(continued from previous page)charge of the carding mill. After carding it was sent to the spinner.
Mrs. O'Donoghue used put carded wool into quilts - used do that carding herself - sláms of wool she used call them. Her mother used hackle flax; they had a flax pond on the land. Her father used thatch. He built all the houses in the yard.
There was a tan-yard in Bandon - Boladh Bréan.
Joan Leary's brother was a cooper in Timoleague. He went to Kinsale where he did a great trade. Joan Leary married Robert Hamilton who used have roads.
Sieves used be sold in Clonakilty.
Dildurn which was made of sheep's skin, was made at home and was used for winnowing.
"Sgiathóg" was boat shaped, it was made of twigs, and it was used for picking potatoes.