School: Meelick (B.)
- Location:
- Meelick, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Eoghan Ó Néill
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- (continued from previous page)middle of front of stand. This would be about 30 inches high. Near the top of this square piece there was a round piece projecting as an axle for the wheel. The wheel was entirely composed of timber & was about 30 ins. in diameter. It had 6 spokes about a little more than 1 inch in diam. at thickest part & sloping towards ends.The band of wheel was about 4 or 5 ins wide.At the back of the stand there was a second standard directly opposite the one in front & similary mortised in. It was 18 or 20 inchs high, & about 4 inches wide & 2 thick. About 2 ins. from the top of this there were two holes (¾" diam. about). About 2 ins. lower there were 2 similar holes. Through a upper and lower hole there was run(continues on next page)
