School: Kilmaganny, Thomastown
- Location:
- Cill Mogeanna, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: C. Ó Hurdail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0852, Page 256
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- Jack Brien of Kilmaganny made baskets of sally switches. He steamed them, so as to be able to bend them
- Collector
- Ella Dunne
- Gender
- Female
- Martin Walshe did likewise, but he peeled the rods at first. He sold his baskets at Carrick-on Suir.
"Jack the basket" also made & sold them. - Wm. Walshe from Crocthabeg used a handloom to weave cloth.
- Two thatchers were Pat Norris from Cruethabag and Games Reidy from Monsa
- Pearse Cody of Callan tanned leather.
- In Cahill's limestone quarry in Old Castle, Kilmaganny, there was a lime-kilm that employed six men.
The fire was begun with sticks to which 'colm' (a kind of slack coal mixed with clay & water) was added. Stones were put on the colm; then a layer of 'colm' & so on. It took a good while to burn it. - Mr Millea of Killmaganny made barrels & churns(continues on next page)
