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School: Caisleán Nua (C) (roll number 15772)

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Newcastle, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Staic
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0079, Page 232

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    There were four shops in Newcastle long ago. The names of the people who owned the shops were Mr. Tom Feeney, Mr. James Burke, Mrs Mary Burke who had another shop and Mrs. Sally Corbett. There was a forge as well as a shop belonging to Mr Feeney and he used to shoe horses free for any farmer who would give him scrap iron. Mr. Burke lived just beyond the bog and the bridge of Licklea. Mrs. Burke owned a small shop and she had also a "sheebeen" where she kept drink or "potheen" unknown to the police. If she saw anyone making "potheen" she would threaten to tell the police if they did not give her some. Mrs. Corbett used to sell loaf bread.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Julia Cloonan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Clogh, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Honoria Cloonan
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clogh, Co. Galway