School: Listowel (B.) (roll number 1797)
- Location:
- Listowel, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Brian Mac Mathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0405, Page 429
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- 1. The first man having a gramophone in Listowel was Timmy Molyneaux and he had it where Mrs Stock's in Church St. has her house now. It was staying in a box and the country people used flock in and thought it was a man in the box was singing. There was a slit in the box and the people used put in 1d for every tune. They thought it couldn't work without the 1d and the owner used lead them on I believe this so as to get money. This man had also four St. Bernard dogs.2. J. J. Kennelly of Patrick St. (Tailor) had the first motor-car; J. T. Galvins garage in Market St. the first wireless;
