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School: Cnoc an Iubhair (B.)

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Kealid, Co. Kerry
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Pádraig Ó Ceallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0405, Page 231

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    The village of Knockanure stands on a hill from which it derives the name. It is a very small village and formerly it consisted of nineteen houses, all thatched. The Memorial Hall now stands where Ahern's, Carmody's and Mc Cormick's were. There was a Weaver, a Blacksmith, a Tailor, a Shoemaker and a Cooper, in the village thirty years ago. The Weaver was Michael Carmody. He did the work of the parish. The women of the homes spun the wool into yarn and brought it to him and he made it into cloth. The tailor was Goulding, the Smith was Murphy, the shoemaker was Brosnan and the Cooper was Hanrahan. He made
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Kealid, Co. Kerry
    Collector
    Maurice Clancy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    11
    Informant
    Edmond Carmody
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Labourer
    Address
    Kealid, Co. Kerry