School: Gowran (C.)
- Location:
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Chuinn
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- Old Crafts
Purtle and Kenny of Parliment St Kilkenny used to make candles.
Joe Phelan of Gowran used to make boot nails.
The lime kilns in which lime was burned but are not in use now, are Cullen's kiln in Flagmount Gauls kiln in Bricana. Jimmy Tobin's kiln of Castlewarren. Carregan's kiln of Ballyquirk. James Keeve and Martin Bridgett, Knockadreen were great fowlers.
Told by
Pupils Name James Tyrell
Biddy Kealy Bricana
Blanchfields Park Gowran
Cliften Co. Kilkenny
Co. Kilkenny Aged 65 years- Collector
- Biddy Kealy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Blanchvillespark, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- James Tyrell
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Brickana, Co. Kilkenny