School: Cor Bealaigh

Location:
Corbally, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Marcacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0163, Page 023

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0163, Page 023

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    getting prosperous. The boots that were made in those days always gave better wear than the boots we have nowadays.
    It is quite different now, all the country shoe-makers are gone, and factories are in being. Now they make the boots much neater than in those days, but I dare say not so good.
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  2. Long ago thatching was a great trade in Ireland. Thatchers got lot of work to do. They were going from house to house thatching for people, and by that means they were earning a living for themselves.
    They used a ladder, straw, and rods called scollops. When a house was rightly finished, you could see
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    2. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Willie Donegan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newtown, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr Michael Judge
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bunnanilra, Co. Sligo