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Making a cart - the tools of the trade

An online gallery of the some of the traditional hand tools involved in making a donkey cart, as recorded by the National Museum of Ireland with wheelwright James Kelliher of Glenflesk, Co. Kerry, in the summer of 1972.

Some artefacts from this collection


Making a cart online exhibition

See the steps involved in making a donkey cart using traditional hand tools and techniques

Making a cart step-by-step Making a cart introduction
Making a cart online exhibition

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