School: Díseart, Droichead Átha (roll number 1434)
- Location:
- Dysart, Co. Louth
- Teacher: M. Ní Ailpín
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0672, Page 171
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- XML “Old Crafts - Candle-Making”
- XML “Old Crafts - Basket-Making”
- XML “Old Crafts - Wheel-Making”
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- I heard from Brigid Murphy that there was a woman who could make candles out of rushes. She put them in some kind of water and then after that she would boil them and dry them.
- I heard from Katie Murphy that her father made baskets out of sally rods, and a peddler used to go round selling baskets whick he maded himself.
- Informant
- Katie Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Thornogs, Co. Louth
- A few carpenter's in this parish still specialise in wheel making.(continues on next page)
