School: Óméith (roll number 3001)
- Location:
- Omeath, Co. Louth
- Teacher: D. Ó Cuilinn
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0657, Page 221
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
DownloadOpen data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Óméith
- XML Page 221
- XML “Old Crafts”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- Thatching. This industry was carried on by the McCann family from Glenmore, Co. Louth. Corn, straw and rushes were used, wheat not being grown in the district. Scallops were used and mortar on the top-ridge.
Tailoring. The O'hagan families were called 'the tailors.' They made for people who wanted them. They used to go from house to house making suits.
Shoe Making. Mr. O. Hagan, Ballyoonan was a shoe maker who made shoes for people living around. His son and grandson carried it on after him.
Baking. The Tinley family of Ballinteskin carried on baking. They left Ballinteskin and went to Rostrevor where they still carry on that Industry.
Fishing. was and is an industry carried on by old James Woods and is now carried on by his son
Dredging. was an industry carried on by old Matthew and Dan Hagan of Ballyoonan.
Hat-making. was an industry(continues on next page)
