School: Castleblayney (2) (roll number 10649)
- Location:
- Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: William Boyd
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0943, Page 364
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- In the year 1890 there lived a man named Dennis Collians. He was a great thatcher. He lived near Keady, County Armagh. He thatched the roofs of the dwelling houses and office houses in the district about once a year. People thought it very unlucky to burn their hair when they got it cut so they would put it up under the thatch every time they got it cut.
- Collector
- James Adair
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Corragarta, Co. Monaghan
