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School: Rush Hall, Mountrath (roll number 12231)

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Rush Hall, Co. Laois
Teacher:
P. Ó Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0825, Page 323

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    “A man by the name of John Fahy kept a small cooperage shop for the manufacture of butter...”

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    the manufacture of butter firkins at the Pike of Rush Hall in the year 1850
    A man by the name of Thomas Hyland of Knockbrack kept a lime kiln. He burnt lime from 1830 to 1860.
    Mrs Bennett of Rush Hall kept a spinning wheel with which she made woollen thread. She collected the wool on the farm of Knockbrack off the bushes,then she brought it home and carded it.
    A man by the name of Michael Wheeler of Rush Hall did all the local
    thatching from 1800 to 1870.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. coopering (~87)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen O' Loughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Brennan
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75