School: Páirc na Coille
- Location:
- Woodfield, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Énrí Ó Maolagáin
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- "Old Crafts".
1 Crossna has got its name from the great amount of weaving which the old people did there long ago.
2 Tommy Mc Loughlin was called Tommy the Weaver because he did all the spinning and weaving for the people of Bridgecartron.
3 Hubert East ground corn in the mill beside the house.
4 Michael Martin formerly a native of Cleragh made all the creels, baskets, wheelbarrows and "loy" shafts for the people for miles around.
5 Mick Gilmartin was the best fisher around Crossna. It was his living and he spent most of his time 6 fishing. Cogan Martin from Woodfield was a great fowler.
7 James Carroll from Barcullen was a great poteen maker.
8 Jon Canavan was a great fircin and(continues on next page)- Collector
- Emma Leyland
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Crossna, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Tom King
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Crossna, Co. Roscommon