Lime-Kilns

About twenty years ago every farmer in this district had a lime kiln. This was a hole dug int the ground and built with stones.

INFORMANT: William Ruane, Age 50, Tawnagh More, Co. Mayo

Co. Mayo, Gleann an Dúin - Prison, Local Area, School Collection, Country Life, CraftsMargaret Ruane8 September 2018local, Craft, lime kilnComment

Old Forges

There is a Forge in the parish of Balla Barony of Carra Co. Mayo.

Churning

We have a churn at home. We have it two years. It is two feet in length and sixteen inches broad. We make a churning once a week in it.

Jimmie Adams, The Schools’ Collection, Crafts, Dùchas.ie, Country LifeJimmie Adams20 May 2018churning, craft, CraftComment

A Lime-Kiln

INFORMANT Patrick Reilly; male, Age; 87, Prison North, Co. Mayo

Annie Reilly, Crafts, Dùchas.ie, Country Life, History & Folkore, Customs & CuresAnnie M. Reilly5 May 2018lime kilnComment

A Spinning Wheel

A spinning wheel stands on four-legged stool four feet long by one foot wide and a foot and a half in height.

INFORMANT: Mrs Michael Kennedy, Age 35, Rush Hill, Co. Mayo

Candle-Making

Eighty years ago, people used to put eight rushes together and steep them in grease which they got out of fried beef fat

INFORMANT Patrick Reilly; male, Age; 87, Prison North, Co. Mayo

Crafts, Dùchas.ie, The Schools’ CollectionAnnie M. Reilly22 April 2018Crafts, Patrick Reilly, Candle making, christmasComment

A Forge

There is a forge near Balla in Co. Mayo. In that forge there is a large fire-place in which they build a fire of coal..

INFORMANT: Martin Corcoran, Age; 35, Prizon, Balla, Co. Mayo

Annie Corcoran, Balla, Forge, Crafts, History & FolkoreAnnie Corcoran17 April 2018craft, Martin Corcoran, CorcoranComment

Lime-Kiln

INFORMANT: Mrs Corcoran, Age; 32, Prizon, Balla, Co. Mayo

Annie Corcoran, Balla, Co. Mayo, Crafts, Dùchas.ie, School Collection, History & FolkoreAnnie Corcoran16 April 2018lime, lime-kiln, Corcoran, KilnComment

Lime-Kiln

Lime is burned in kilns. These kilns are built different heights or depths.

Crafts, Annie Kearns, Dùchas.ie, Lime Kiln, School CollectionAnnie Kearns15 April 2018lime, work, KilnComment

Games

INFORMANT: Michael Kennedy, Age 48 Rush Hill, Co. Mayo

John Kennedy, Games, Crafts, Dùchas.ie, School Collection, School LifeJohn Kennedy15 April 2018Games, childhood, school daysComment

Houses Long Ago

They had no lamps or lights except rush-candles and bog-deal splinters...

INFORMANT: Michael Kennedy, Age 48 Rush Hill, Co. Mayo

Roofing a Thatched House

The rafters were put up on each side of the house 3 feet apart

John Kennedy, Crafts, Dùchas.ie, Thatch, School CollectionJohn Kennedy15 April 2018Kennedy, John Kennedy, craft, ThatchComment

Thatching

We have a thatched house at home. The rafters are put up first and they are joined together at the top. INFORMANT: James McIntyre, Age 60, Address, Knocksaxon, Co. Mayo

Thatching a House

He places the mallet between two rungs of the ladder above him. Now he is ready to begin to put on the first streak of thatch...

INFORMANT: Edward Bourke, Age 55, Tawnagh More, Co. Mayo

Making Dye

The result would be a beautiful brown colour.

INFORMANT: Mrs Kelly, Age 70, Cregg, Co. Mayo

Patrick James Moran, Making Dye, Crafts, Dùchas.ie, School Collection, History & FolkorePatrick James Moran14 April 2018Dye, Heather, Brown, CraftComment

Lime-Kiln

There was a lime-kiln in Cregg Parish of Balla Co Mayo.

Teresa Kelly, Prison, Balla, Co. Mayo

Theresa Kelly, Crafts, Dùchas.ie, Lime Kiln, School CollectionTeresa Kelly10 April 2018lime, Kiln, Teresa Kelly, KellyComment

Stocking Dyeing

Gather moss off the rocks or trees......

INFORMANT: Annie Kelly, Address, Prison North, Co. Mayo

Co. Mayo, Mary Kate Kelly, Crafts, History & FolkoreMary Kate Kelly9 April 2018Dyeing, Moss Dye, caftComment

Rush-Making

The old craft of rush making.

INFORMANT: John Kelly, Address, Prison North, Co. Mayo

Prison North, Co. Mayo, Mary Kate Kelly, Crafts, Dùchas.ie, History & FolkoreMary Kate Kelly9 April 2018Rush Making, Craft, Kelly, John KellyComment

Dyeing by Moss

There is a grey moss which grows on trees and rocks which makes a good dye for wool.

INFORMANT Mrs Kearns, Age; 40, Carra, Co. Mayo

Crafts, Dyeing by moss, Dùchas.ie, History & FolkoreAnnie Kearns2 April 2018moss, Dyeing, KearnsComment

Old Crafts

The people then brought it to a little kiln on their farms and dried it there. It was then beatled with a beatle (a beatle resembled a cricket bat I am informed). It was then scutched with a scutcher ( a scutcher is also made of timber but is much lighter than the beatle, it is almost as thin as a knife).

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