1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Ceann Tuirc (B.)

School: Ceann Tuirc (B.) (roll number 14052)

Location:
Kanturk, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Liam Ó Caoimh
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0353, Page 654

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0353, Page 654

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Ceann Tuirc (B.)
  2. XML Page 654
  3. XML “Old Crafts”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Old Crafts (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    Duhallow, Co Cork, were nail-making, wheel-making, candle-making, soap-making, forge-work and cooperage.
    There were four nail-makers, namely William Allen, Percival Street, Jeremiah Sheehan, Percival Street, Thomas Burke, Watergate Street, and Con Callaghan, Bluepool Lower, Kanturk.
    The wheel-wrights were Jeremiah O'Sullivan, Percival Street, and Jeremiah O'Connor, Watergate Street.
    There was one candle and soap-maker in Kanturk, named Hugh Kelleher, who lived at Strand Street. He made candles and soap for everyone in Kanturk.
    Daniel and James Buckley, Percival Street, Kanturk, made fire-cranes, ploughs, and iron gates.
    There were three coopers in Kanturk namely Roger McGlynn, Percival Street, Samuel Tarrant, Percival Street, and Con Relihan, Watergate Street.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James O' Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Miss Margaret Nagle
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kanturk, Co. Cork