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School: Damastown (roll number 12327)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0787, Page 262

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Old Crafts

About 50 years ago there lived in the district of Garristown three families of nailers Blakes Hollywoods and Greens.
They had each a small forge and an anvil They made nails of different sizes. They walked to Dublin with the nails on their backs and sold them there.

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Collector
Sean Gormley
Gender
male
Address
Garristown, Co. Dublin
Informant
(name not given)
Relation
parent
Gender
female
Age
44
Address
Garristown, Co. Dublin
Language
English