School: Árd Aoibhinn

Location:
Ardeevin, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Máire Úna Ní Chonfhaola
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0018, Page 220

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    knitting pins. They thought if they had a penny they would be rich. They also made hairpins out of feathers, and that is how they saved money. Thatcher Burke is going around yet thatching houses. He does not get much to do now, because nearly all the men are able to thatch their own houses and most of the houses are slated. That is how he made his living long ago going around thatching houses. It would cost about seven shillings to thatch a house long ago and it would cost about fourteen shillings to thatch a house now.
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