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School: Cluain an Iubhair (roll number 15213)

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Cloonanure, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Háinlighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0187, Page 441

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    cloths, sheeting etc. by the local weavers.
    Lime is burned in kilns but not as extensively as it was in olden times. There are three lime kilns in this district but there were a few more in it about fifty years ago.
    Thatching was another important industry in this district but it is now dying out because most of the people are erecting new houses. Hugh Mc Cormac of Cloonticarn, Cloonloo, Boyle was a famous thatcher.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Callaghan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clooneagh, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    John Callaghan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Clooneagh, Co. Sligo