School: Currakyle, Feakle

Location:
Corrakyle, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Bean Uí Innseadúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592, Page 299

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  3. XML “The Making of Chairs”
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  1. Michael Barey made chairs. He lived in Gurtaderra. The ruins of his house are still to be seen in John Guilfoyles Farm. He made them of ash. The tools he used were a saw, a hammer and pincers a chisel, an augor and a dell. He used the dell for embroidering the chairs. He also made stirabout sticks. He is forty years. He was called a "shooner".
    William Jones
    This was given to me by my uncle
    Mr Matt Horan (age 70 years)
    Gurtaderra
    Flagmount. Feakle
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. The Making of Cleeves 10-2-38.
    my brother can make cleeves. He cuts osier,hazel or sally rods and leaves them by for a month until they season.Then he sticks strong rods called ribs in a scraw,two rods together ,and about three inches between the ribs.Then he weaves slender rods in and out round the ribs until it would be two to two and a half feet high.Then the ribs are turned from eveeery side so as to
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. basket-making (~471)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William Jones
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr Matt Horan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Gortaderry, Co. Clare