School: Cuinche
- Location:
- Quin, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Gríobhtha
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"Candles"
Mrs Neville of Quin was considered very good at making tallow candles.she made the candles of molten tallow.She had a long mould ,and she put a piece of whick through it .Then sh melted the tallow and poured it into the mould.
Smithwork:
Thomas Mc Inerney of Ardsollus was very good at smithwork. He made war -pikes for the Fenians.He also was very good at making gates and spades.His forge is still in Ardsollus.
Basket-making:
Long ago every man made his own baskets.The baskets that were mostly made were, eel -baskets, skiahs and baskets for picking potatoes .Martin Farmer who lived opposite Clooney Church was said to be the best for making these .The way he did it was ,he cut a round sod and put pointed scallops into it in the shape he wanted the basket.- Collector
- Lily Gaffney
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 73
- Address
- Feaghquin, Co. Clare