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School: Lanesboro (roll number 13320)

Location:
Lanesborough, Co. Longford
Teacher:
E. Ó Reachtagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0753, Page 150

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  1. Clothes Made Locally (continued)

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    knitting. Then they knit socks and stockings.
    There is one spinning wheel in our townsland. Black clothes are worn when people belonging to the family die. Green is worn on St Patricks day. Blue is worn on the Blessed Virgin's day. The people wear white at weddings and also blue and brown.
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  2. The Local Fairs

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    In the town of Longford fairs are held on the market square. In Lanesboro they are held on the village green and on the street. Buyers used to perform business in the country. Nowadays men with lorries call on some houses and buy pigs. There used to be a
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  3. The Local Fairs

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    In the town of Longford fairs are held on the market square. In Lanesboro they are held on the village green and on the street. Buyers used to perform business in the country. Nowadays men with lorries call on some houses and buy pigs. There used to be a
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  4. The Local Fairs

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    In the town of Longford fairs are held on the market square. In Lanesboro they are held on the village green and on the street. Buyers used to perform business in the country. Nowadays men with lorries call on some houses and buy pigs. There used to be a
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joan Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Barnacor, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mr William Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    36
    Address
    Barnacor, Co. Longford