1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Ballyhaise

School: Ballyhaise

Location:
Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
T. Plunkett
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0974, Page 111

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0974, Page 111

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: Ballyhaise
  2. XML Page 111
  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)
    wipe their feet". Almost every man too could make his own fish and rabbit-nets from twine with a net-needle and spindle. They could very the size of the meshes according to the purpose for which the net was required.
    Some people could make nets with their fingers without neestle or spindle. When making nets the thread was wound round the needle which was made of wood and the spindle was used to regulate the size of the mesh. People made their own candles from thick "bull rushes". The rush was pealed leaving only a piece of skin about one tenth of an inch wide. This was dipped in goose fat and allowed to dry. The process was repeated several times until the candle was thick enough.
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Rosaleen Johnston
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Address
    Drumliff, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Edward Callaghan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    81
    Address
    Carrickmore, Co. Cavan