Old Crafts
CBÉS 0891
Leathanach 133
133Many years ago crafts were very common but not so common now. They used to make candles out of rushes steeped in resin. My great grandfather used to weave and also my grandmother used to spin the wool and flax and she used to knit stockings from the wool, and make linen sheets from the flax.
There was a man in Rossard who used to make baskets and little chairs from straw. Also there was a man in Kilmyshall who used to make fire cranes and grates.
His name was Johnny Middleton also there was a man in Kilmyshall
There was a man in Rossard who used to make baskets and little chairs from straw. Also there was a man in Kilmyshall who used to make fire cranes and grates.
His name was Johnny Middleton also there was a man in Kilmyshall