School: Monreagh (roll number 7143)
- Location:
- Monreagh, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: R. J. James
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- Long ago there were a good many coopers in teh country. They made tubs, milk butts churns barrels piggins etc. The churns were made of oak which is a hard timber and lasts a long time.
The cooper used a hand-saw plane adze hammer punch and driver. He cut the staves the proper length and dressed them with the adze.
He cut a track round each stave with the croze-saw the bottom of the churn fitted in this track.Written by EMily Wrary
Derrymore Carrigans
Material supplied by my grand father (deceased) Wm Gardiner
Derrymore Carrigans.- Collector
- Emily Wray
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Derrymore, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- William Gardiner
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derrymore, Co. Donegal