School: Loughill, Longford
- Location:
- Laughil, Co. Longford
- Teacher: P. Ó Corcora
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0768, Page 326
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- soap making No Spinning Yes
candle making Yes Weaving Yes
Basket making Yes Dyeing No
Gates Yes patching yes
Ploughs Yes Ropes Yes
Cranes Yes Burning of lime yes
coopers Yes Nails Yes
spades Yes Whips No
Cooper Making
The Devlin coopers lived in Derrymore long ago. This trade is not carried now, and it is a pity, because a lot of people besides the Devlins benefited by it. The principle tools used were, edge, crceler, dog, draw-knife and spokeshave.
The wood used for churn-making was oak and the Firkens, cools, piggins, and noggins were made of ash. The hoops were made from sallies
The oak trees were cut in lengths with a cross-cut. The surface timber withen six inches of the edge was useless. The timber was squared with an edge and the it was split into staves with a creeler. The staves were put together with a "rush" between them, and the hoops put on with a dog. When the bottom was put in, A [?]hoop was put inside and it was put down with a spokeshave. The rest were made in like manner.
- Collector
- Kevin Doherty
- Gender
- Male
