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School: Castlebridge (C.) (roll number 16382)

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Castlebridge, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Mrs E. Shortall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0884, Page 138

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    miles from here and he used to come here to every fair with a big box of brogues which were called a "kish" load.
    There was another brogue maker living in Ballymurn a little village about four miles from Castlebridge.
    A pump-maker named Barney Heffernan lived near Kilmallock he had a family of sons who were all pump-makers and he used to bring the pumps which they made to the fairs in "kishes" to sell.
    There was a man named Bobby Sinnott in this district who used to make boots and legging from sheep-skin.
    There is no shoe-maker in this district at
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyboggan Lower, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Patrick Devereux
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    83
    Address
    Pollregan, Co. Wexford