School: Coill na Leac
- Location:
- Kilnaleck, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Mac Geibheannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0976, Page 046
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- (continued from previous page)weeds out of the thatch.
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- Collector
- Annie O' Hare
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumcalpin, Co. Cavan
- There lived a man in Drumcalpin who was very good at wood-work, such as a churn barrels, and other things made of wood. He was a very clever man at wood work. He had a shed for the purpose of the wood-work. The name of this man was Bob Leathem. He also made baskets out of scollops. The kind of wood he used to put in the barrels was ashe, he also used three hoops the barrels or churn together. He sold them out as he made them.
