School: Gallow (roll number 8301)
- Location:
- Gallow, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Cáit, Bean Uí Mhuirín
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- Local Crafts & Trades
Spinning and weaving was carried on by Pat Burke - Coole, Garadice, Kilcock. He had a loom in the kitchen, he was a great dancer too and when he's hear a jig or horn pipe played he would jump up and dance (over 100 years ago.)
Gate Making 1840 James Blackburn of Garadice, Kilcock was a great horse shoer and gate maker, some of his gates are still in use.
Making of ploughs. Socks of ploughs was a special trade - "Soceen" Duffy who lived in Kilcock used to make the plough socks in those days.
Nail making - all the nails made in Trim.
Paving - Paving yards, little floors, passsages was a trade in itself, around here Dan Carr was the paver :- it was he who paved the paths in front of the school and the paths from the(continues on next page)- Collector
- Maureen Walker
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gallow, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Patrick Byrne
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballintoghee, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Robert Walker
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Coole, Co. Meath