School: Castlegannon, Mullinavat (roll number 13028)
- Location:
- Caisleán Geanainn, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: Seán Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0848, Page 202
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- Halter-making was an old craft in this locality. There are very few people who are able to make a halter now. A halter is called "adhastar". It requires great skill to make a halter. We need six yards of rope to make a halter. We rip one end of the rope and plait it into the rope. This is called a splice. We require to see the horse for which the haler is being made. The nose-band must be three hands wide this is one foot. We can make a running halter which will fit any animal from a young foal to the biggest horse. The man who makes the halters in this locality is John Murphy, Crobally, Mullinavat, Co. Kilkenny. All the farmers go to him to get halters made.Starch-making
Starch-making was an old craft in this locality long ago. My Grandmother used to make starch from potatoes. She used to get
- Collector
- Seán Mac Giolla Phádraig
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilcready, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Informant
- John Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Cruabhaile, Co. Chill Chainnigh
