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. - Transcription guide » You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- 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
