School: St Columba's Abbey, Navan (roll number 882)
- Location:
- Navan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Br. Abban O' Donoghue
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0700, Page 228
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- XML “Candle-Making and Bean na mBrobh”
- XML “Basket-Making”
- XML “Sacking Weavers”
- XML “Ploughs”
- XML “Coopering”
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- Candle making or Bean na mBrobh
The bean na mBrobh used be seen at every fair + market in olden times. She used have the peeled treated rushes tied in little bundles of a dozen each a farthing's worth.
Melted tallow was kept in an a vessel called the "Grisset" into which the rush was places previous to pouring in the tallow
- Basket Making
This was carried on up to two years ago out at the Ladys walk Ardbracken by the O'Connelly + Lynskeys. They grew about two acres of oziers. They also made Gabans for calves. - Sacking Weavers
The Stapletons of Windtown Rathaldran Rd Antlaim used carry on the trade of "Sack-weaving" + also linen weaving. A field now in Kearneys land Windtown is called the Flax Hole Field. Bags were made later in Factory Village Athlumney. - Ploughs
Ploughs were made by Pats where Highlands Garage Railway St now stands + before that at Gilberts Mason Academy St. This must have been only 50 years ago. - Coopering
Proctor still carries on coopering in Athlumny Navan
