School: Clinoony (roll number 15509)
- Location:
- Clonoony, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Uilis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0948, Page 070
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- There was a steam flax mill at Redhills, owned by a man named Mr Hyde. It manufactured linen every Winter. This gave employment to about 20 men and women.
Candles were made out of peeled rushes. There was a spade making factory about one mile from Clones.
Mr Curry of Redhills made gates, ploughs, and fire cranes. There were several people spinning and weaving in our district. The people thatched their own houses. There was tanning of leather in Clones. Beside Scotshouse there was a barrel and churn making factory. At the County bridge - between Cavan and Monaghan, a man named Reilly made wheels. There was a nailer in Belturbet and he and his wife made nails. They could put the head on the nail with five strokes of the hammer, and they had a rhyme.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Olive Bell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumsloe, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Mr J. Bell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumsloe, Co. Monaghan
