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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. <-Handle <- Little saw Hot-mad to … and cust the wood at the same time. 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

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   Topics

   1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí eacnamaíocha
         1. gnó agus ceird (~4,680)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   James Jones

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Goirtín na Seangán, Co. Thiobraid Árann

   Informant

   Martin Mc Cann

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   c. 50