Old Crafts
CBÉS 0544
Leathanach 351
In olden times there were many industrious carried on in this district. There was a water mill in Rathcarden for grinding corn and one in Millmount. They ceased to be worked about fifty years ago. There was a weaver living in Pallas Street, Borrisoleigh named Patrick Corcoran. After a few years he left Borrisoleigh and got a better job in the woollen mills in Ballyardella.
There was a stone-cutter living in Lower Street Borrisoleigh named John Brophy. He came from Holy Cross he was also a thatcher. Patrick Mahon is a cooper in Borrisoleigh. the Mahons were coopers for three generations. He is still living in Borrisoleigh. There was a basket maker living in Borrisoleigh named John Ralph about twenty years ago he went to Upper Church and is still living there. There was a brewery where the chapel of Borrisoleigh is now.
There was a stone-cutter living in Lower Street Borrisoleigh named John Brophy. He came from Holy Cross he was also a thatcher. Patrick Mahon is a cooper in Borrisoleigh. the Mahons were coopers for three generations. He is still living in Borrisoleigh. There was a basket maker living in Borrisoleigh named John Ralph about twenty years ago he went to Upper Church and is still living there. There was a brewery where the chapel of Borrisoleigh is now.