1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Ballinacree (C.)

School: Ballinacree (C.) (roll number 13966)

Location:
Bealach na Críche, Co. na Mí
Teacher:
Eibhlín Bean Uí Chonnachtáin
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0717, Page 291

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0717, Page 291

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Ballinacree (C.)
  2. XML Page 291
  3. XML “A Harness-Maker”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. A Harness-Maker

    Share Share Post
    A Harness Maker
    Told by James Smyth aged 58 years
    Ballymacad, Oldcastle, Co. Meath.
    There once lived a man who was born and reared on the shores of Lake Sheelin and his name was Arthur Browne. He was a noted danced and a noted harness maker.
    He used to go around conducting dancing classes and he danced with all his classes round the May bush on the first of May. He was a noted harness maker and he went around the district to a number of the farmers making and mending harness.
    He then left the shores of Lake Sheelin and came to live in Greeve and he started to go to Moate, Ratheever, and Ballymacad making harness.
    He was talked of all over the country for been the best
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí eacnamaíocha
        1. gnó agus ceird (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rós Ní Gabhrán
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    James Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Baile Mhic Adaigh, Co. na Mí