'Shawn Keogh runs in carrying a cleeve on his back, followed by the Widow Quin.' From 'The Playboy of the Western World' by J. M. Synge
'The cleeve is a basket made of sally rods and is still used for carrying turf, potatoes and turnips. The cleeve was made to hold a hundredweight of turnips or potatoes.' From ‘Weights And Measures Of The Major Food Commodities In Early Nineteenth-Century Ireland: A Regional Perspective’. By DERMOT FEENAN, School of Law, University of Ulster, and LIAM KENNEDY, School of Modern History, Queen’s University, Belfast Received 25 October 2000. Read 5 February 2001. Published 11 November 2002, Abstract, page 28
Cleever; one who deals in poultry; because he carries them in a cleeve or large wicker basket, (Morris: South Monaghan.) Irish cliabh [cleeve], a basket. From P. W. Joyce's "English As We Speak It In Ireland." (1910).
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Cleeve Materials Handling Limited specialise in providing the most efficient and economical solutions to problems associated with the bulk storage and handling of powdered and granular materials.
Hands-on experience in powder handling is the key to a successful system and although we do not profess to know the handling characteristics of all materials, Cleeve have a wealth of experience obtained from working continuously in the industry for over 40 years.
Cleeve Materials Handling are Sole UK distributors for the ISERCO range of Bin Activators and Big Bag Dischargers.
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