School: Coill Chláir (roll number 14276)
- Location:
- Kilclare, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Treasa Ní Oibeacáin
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- An old woman named Ellen McColly used to go round to the houses to knit stockings. The people gave her a shilling supported her and kept her one night.
- A woman named Annie Duggan went to the houses spinning and knitting. The people supported her. She got a poor pay for her work.
- Collector
- Con Doherty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilclare, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Patrick Doherty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilclare, Co. Leitrim
- A man named Terry Rourke travelled from house to house in a cart. He was a cripple. He had short legs and no feet. He went round gathering old rags and paper.
