School: Castlebernard
- Location:
- Cionn Eitigh, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
- Teacher: Annie Halpin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0820, Page 166
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- Here in Kinnitty in olden times besoms were made by a man named Michael Coffey who lived at the west end of the village close to the bridge which spans the river.
His materials were a four foot hazel stick and a bunch of heather.
First of all he would put the stick into the middle of the bunch and then he tied the bunch tightly around the stick with a strong cord. When finished he sold them for one shilling each. All the villagers were glad to buy his besoms because there were no cheap brushes in those days.
- Collector
- Thomas Walter Giltrap
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Baile an Churraigh, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
- Informant
- Mr Walter Giltrap
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Baile an Churraigh, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
