School: Cill Chonaill (Cailíní)
- Location:
- Kilconnell, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Shéaghdha
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There is a man by the name of Mike White living in Calla. He used to be a weaver at one time. He has given it up for the last few years. The machine he used to work was called the loom. He used to weave cloth to make blankets and frieze and tweed and he used also weave flax to make line.
There was a great thatcher called Johnie Mannion living in Calla. He used to thatch every house in the village. There was a man living in Fohena whose name was Tom Ford. He used to make barrels and churns. He has given up making them for the last few years. There were a few men living in Liscune who used to make candles. He used to get a few rushes, and put them into a pot of grease and when they would take them out, them would leave them up to dry.
There was a man living in Ballymacward he was known as Dan the Nailer who used to make nails. He could make(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Una Egan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Callow, Co. Galway
