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Old Crafts

Abstract: Story collected by a student at Killashandra school (Killashandra, Co. Cavan) from informant John Reilly.

Original reference: 0982/3/40

 Killashandra [Vol. 0982, Chapter 0003]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Cavan Schools

INFORMANT
Reilly, John
Gender
male
Location
Derries Lower (Townland) 
Kilmore (Civil parish) 
Loughtee Upper (Barony) 
Cavan (County) 

Story text

transcribed at

 

Old Crafts  [duchas:5044287]

I heard that long ago the old people used to make candles out of rushes.  They used to skin the rushes and roll them in grease and then they would have candles.

Tom Foster Killeshandra is a great thatcher.  He thatches seven beds in a day and he goes round the country thatching.

Resource description

Origin information
Killashandra, Co. Cavan
Date created: –
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 089
Volume 0982
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher P. Ó Leannáin.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Occupations   linked data (lcsh)
Trades and crafts--Gnó agus ceird
School location
Killashandra Cill na Seanrátha Killashandra Killashandra Tullyhunco Cavan
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5087933
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0982/3/40

Suggested credit
"Old Crafts"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5087933>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher P. Ó Leannáin.
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

School location

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