Cobblery refers to saddles and harnesses as opposed to a shoemaker - at least in Texas - actually most often used here in association with fine leather working. As for Ireland - don't know... Cliff. Johnston "May the best you've ever seen, Be the worst you'll ever see;" from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay ----- Original Message ----- From: "hassall" <rhassall@axion.net> To: <IRL-CORK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 1:36 PM Subject: please define cobblery > Hi there > Happy New Year. > > My ancestor established a cobblery in Cork after 1815. I believe cobblery > to > be defined as a place where a person makes or repairs shoes or boots. Is > there more I should know about what a cobblery was? Did they fix saddles > or > other leather items? > > thanks for reading this > Judy in Canada > > > ==== IRL-CORK Mailing List ==== > Threaded archives for IRL-CORK can be found at > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/irl-cork > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx
According to www.gendocs.demon.co.uk/trades.html/ A COBBLER A person who mended shoes and boots. A SADDLER A person who made saddles, harnesses, horse collars, bridles etc. ********************** According to www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=cobbler "Cobbler" c.1287, cobelere "one who mends shoes," of uncertain origin. "The cobbler should stick to his last" (ne sutor ultra crepidam) is from the anecdote of Gk. painter Apelles. [The quote is variously reported: Pliny ("Natural History" XXXV.x.36) has ne supra crepidam judicaret, while Valerius Maximus (VIII.xiii.3) gives supra plantam ascendere vetuit.] The meaning [as in a] "pie" is Amer.Eng. 1859, perhaps related to 14c. cobeler "wooden bowl." ********************** WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University defines Cobbler n 1: a person who makes or repairs shoes [syn: shoemaker] 2: tall sweetened iced drink of wine or liquor with fruit 3: made of fruit with rich biscuit dough usually only on top of the fruit [syn: deep-dish pie] ****************** In my time when I lived in Limerick city, the term 'Cobbler' was becoming archaic, but the generally understood meaning was one who repaired/made outer footwear. Pádraig Mór An Sean Ghabair ***** Replies to the LIST ONLY - Thanks ***** ----- Original Message ----- From: "CJMax" <moments-in-time@charter.net> To: <IRL-CORK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 3:52 PM Subject: Re: please define cobblery > Cobblery refers to saddles and harnesses as opposed to a shoemaker - at > least in Texas - actually most often used here in association with fine > leather working. As for Ireland - don't know... > > Cliff. Johnston > "May the best you've ever seen, > Be the worst you'll ever see;" > from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "hassall" <rhassall@axion.net> > To: <IRL-CORK-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2005 1:36 PM > Subject: please define cobblery > > > > Hi there > > Happy New Year. > > > > My ancestor established a cobblery in Cork after 1815. I believe cobblery > > to > > be defined as a place where a person makes or repairs shoes or boots. Is > > there more I should know about what a cobblery was? Did they fix saddles > > or > > other leather items? > > > > thanks for reading this > > Judy in Canada > > > > > > ==== IRL-CORK Mailing List ==== > > Threaded archives for IRL-CORK can be found at > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/irl-cork > > > > ============================== > > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > ==== IRL-CORK Mailing List ==== > Support RootsWeb in data acquisition > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.9/217 - Release Date: 12/30/05 >