School: Castleterra
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- Teacher: Ss. Ó Ciosóig
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Written by Bridie Hennessy Corravary Castletara Cavan
Collected from Mrs Hennessy Corravary CastletarsI heard of candle making only from Marget Farrelly Aghagoldricks.
Marget Farrelly was a old woman who lived Aghagoldricks long ago. Marget Farrelly made the candles from rushes she paired the rushes and fried them in grease. This is the way she made the candles. I heard nothing soap making.
Bernard Brady of Cavan mad baskets long ago. Bernard Brady was an old man who lived in Cavan forty years ago. He made the baskets from rods. He was blind when he made the baskets.
I heard nothing about anyone making gates or ploughs or fire cranes. I heard nothing about anyone spinning or weaving or dyeing. Paddy Smith of Lavey was one of the best thatcher's years ag0. John Farrelley of(continues on next page)- Collector
- Bridie Hennessy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corravarry, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs Hennessy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corravarry, Co. Cavan