School: Ballivor (roll number 9380)
- Location:
- Ballivor, Co. Meath
- Teacher: T. Ua Conmhidhe
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- Long ago, there was a place in Derryconnor, near Glack boreen, and it was called Tinker's lane.
There were fourteen houses in it, and fourteen families, and each of the families had a different trade.
There were tinkers, basket makers, and beesom makers.
Thomas Welton was a Hatter, Michael Sefton was Nailer, Thomas Kennedy was a beesom maker.
Burk's have a forge in Ballivor now, and long ago the old Burk's had a forge in Cloneycavan.
Old Tom Burke was a slane maker as well.
Pat Bray, had a forge where Dixons live now in Ballivor.
Dixons in Killyon, were black-smiths, and are still.
The forge maker cures warts.
Johny Murry, in Ballivor, was the last shoe-maker. He died 1933.
Thomas Rafferty,in Brannixtown, Trim, was a weaver. They have the loom yet, and people still get the loan of the weavers cup (part of loom) as a drink out of it cures the chin-cough.
Thomas Reynolds, Balliivor used to make nets, for rabbit catching.
Thomas Rafferty, was also the last linen-weaver in(continues on next page)
