School: Ballyconnell (B.)
- Location:
- Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: James Mulligan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0967, Page 297
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- In this town nails were made by a man named McCollock. He had his forge where the old school was in Church Street, He used to make them from an iron rod and sell them for ninepence per Ib.
- Informant
- Mr P. Carberry
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Snugborough, Co. Cavan
- Margaret Fee used to spin wool and sell it. She had a little house for spinning it in. That was about ninety years ago.
John Ross Knockadoose used to make soap and sell it. One of his daughters can make it yet.
