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School: Drumshanbo (C.) (roll number 12873)

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Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0207, Page 057

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    He lived in a small house on the Dowra road then known as "row-pock." He died at the age of sixty five in the year 1925.
    The following is the way he made the nails. He had a long piece of iron about seven inches long with small hole on the top. This hole was called the "thucket."
    He got the piece of iron to make the nail and pointed it. Then he stuck it in the hole, leaving about a half inch above the hole.
    Then he hammered the piece sticking up and made a head on it. This was related to me by Grandfather Patrick Allen, Convent Avenue, Drumshanbo.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. nail-making (~117)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Phyllis Sissons
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Allen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim