School: Coill Chláir (roll number 14276)
- Location:
- Kilclare, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Treasa Ní Oibeacáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0211, Page 237
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- A travelling man named P. Higgins and a travelling woman named Mary Judge used to come to Guckians house and they used to weave blankets and a cloth called Drugged. This was used to make women's clothes. They used to do this for the price of tobacco, and they used to stay for a week at a time.
There was a man named Tom Thompson who was a blind piano tuner and he used to go to Horan's house to tune their piano. He used to guide himself by the walls with a thick stick. He used to tune pianoes for two pence a day.
- Collector
- Pat Mc Dermott
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Scrabbagh, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Mr John Mc Dermott
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 52
- Address
- Scrabbagh, Co. Leitrim
