School: Cill Brainis, Bun Clóidighe
- Location:
- Kilbrannish South, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Cáit Nic an Ultaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0911, Page 053
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- The following composition is about Old Crafts.
Candles were made in my district long ago. My grandmother remembers making some of them. They used to have a mould in which they used to put grease and the inside of the rushes. The grease was the fat of the inside of a sheep.
Clothes-baskets and market-baskets were made locally by Mr. Fitzpatrick and potato baskets are made locally still.
All classes of forge work were done by the late Mr. Kirwan, Kilbranish.
Spinning and weaving, and dyeing were done by Mr. Scot, Clonmullen. He lived in Jacob's field on the lower side of the lane beside our house. He also tanned leather and made whips. Nail making and wheel making were done locally. A man named Mr. John Kavanagh, Kilmyshall, made them. There was a pottery work in Carrigduff. It was worked by Mr. Curran and they used to get the clay at the river Clody in Laver's field. There was a lime kiln at the top of Clonmullen and lime was burned there.
- Collector
- Thomas Moulton
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clonmullen, Co. Carlow
