School: Presentation Convent, Lucan
- Location:
- Lucan, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: Sr M. Gabriel
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“I (John O'Neill) began to work on the 14th of August 1906. I was put to wheeling flour on a truck and in 1915 was promoted to silks man.”
(continued from previous page)then walked around the mill till 9am to make sure that all machinery was doing its work. I was given four shillings when I began, then I got a rise every three months till I had got £3-15-0. I used to work from 6am - 6pm then I went on shifts. One week I started at 6am till 2pm. The next week from 2pm - 10pm and the third week from 10pm - 6am. We got an excursion each year until 1937, when we put in an application for a weeks holidays and we got it in 1938.
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“At the time of the Union there were in Lucan 8 wheels for Iron Works, 1 Grist Mill, 1 Corn Mill, 1 Paper Mill and nearby at Esker an extensive Cotton Factory.”
At the time of the Union there were in Lucan, 8 wheels for Iron Works, 1 Grist Mill, 1 Corn Mill, 1 Paper Mill and nearby at Esker an extensive Cotton Factory. - Collector
- Chrissie Graham
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lucan, Co. Dublin
Lucan
“Lucan is a thrifty village.”
Lucan is a thrifty village. Independant of agricultural labour, there are weekly expenses, more than one thousand pounds derived from industrial establishments. There is a large and prosperous industry on the(continues on next page)