School: Lios Dubh (roll number 6661)
- Location:
- An Lios Dubh, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Caitlín, Bean Uí Artáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0548, Page 015
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- A crow's board was used for making barrels and chains for cutting the chine at the bottom of the vessel. There is no specimen to be had but this is something like what the Cooper’s son described.
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Martin Hingerty was the cooper and ... maker. He used the Crow’s – board, draw – knives and the compass (so many breadths of compass for the round bottom of vessel.)
Denis Tookey of Moneygall used to stitch delph with wine. He was nicknamed ‘Deni the Stitches’.
Nearly every farmer in the district burned lime.
Dipped rushes were used lightning the houses.
Kitty Sheedy was a great spinner and weaver. She used to go around the ditches, gathering pieces of wool.
Knitting with cotton thread was(continues on next page)
- Informant
- James Jones
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Goirtín na Seangán, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- Martin Mc Cann
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 50
