School: Ballynacargy (B.) (roll number 1731)
- Location:
- Baile na Carraige, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: E. Mac Óda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 472
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“There were a great number of craftsmen around this locality long ago.”
(continued from previous page)There were a great number of craftmen around this locality long ago.There was a man in Ballynacargy long ago named Joe Crumley who was a nailer. He used buy a strip of steel and a strip of iron in a shop. Then he used put the iron and steel in the fire and melt them. He would beat them together and then he would make the nails.There was a dyer in Ballynacargy and he was called Jimmy the dyer.There was a cooper in Ballinacroghy named Mat Fagan. He used make wooden tops, dishes, and noggins. There was a gunmaker in Ballinacroghy also named Mat Loughrey. He was a blacksmith. He made the guns with gun metal. There is a basket maker in Rath named John Beard. He(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Jordan
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Nicholas Jordan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Triostarnach, Co. na hIarmhí