School: An Bealach, Crosaire an Ghúlaigh (roll number 1131)
- Location:
- Ballagh, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Diarmuid Mac Fhloinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0583, Page 200
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- Nailers :- People who make nails are called nailers. They use a hammer, file, fire and anvil.
Basket Making:- First they have to cut a thick scollop for the mouth of the basket, then put a row of thinner ones around to the bottom and then plait more scollops under and overhead every second one.
Coopering:- Coopers make barrels and ferkins. Since the creamerys were introduced the coopering trade faded away. The tools used as hammer, saw, pincers, adze[?], plane, chisel, drawknife, graymare.
Soldering:- Solderer is a person who mends tin or galvanized articles. He uses a solder and blowlamp.
Thatching:- People who thatch are called thatchers. The things used are:- Straw, scollops. rake, bow and knife. The scollops are cut about two ft long and a point put on each end. Wheaten straw is the best to use.
- Informant
- Mr John Bourke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clone, Co. Tipperary
