School: Mullinahone (C.) (roll number 15363)

Location:
Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Máire Ní Shéaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0560, Page 312

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  1. "Chimney Making"
    25 - 5 - '38
    About forty years ago, when the people were (would be) making a chimney they used to make an open fireplace and put a beam across it. Then they used to build the chimney the height of the thatch with yellow clay and mud, then they used to weave the rest of it like a basket with sallys.
    Nellie O'Connell, Fethard St.
    Told by John Norton, Fethard St.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie O' Connell
    Address
    Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    John Norton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary
  2. "Basket Cradles"
    Basket cradles were used up to about twenty years ago. They were made from sallys like an ordinary basket with a canopy at one end. They were supposed to be very safe for children as they were only a couple of inches from the ground, just the depth of the two rockers which were placed one at each end.
    Eileen O'Brien, Compsey.
    Told by Miss Brady, Compsey Mills. (Aged 47 years, Mill-owner)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.