School: Ballyuskill (B.), Ballyragget
- Location:
- Ballyoskill, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: F. Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0866, Page 292
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- John Grady binds wheels out in the open air on a cement flag. The forge is sixty years old. John Gradys father was a smith and he worked in that forge
- Collector
- James Fogarty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Earlsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Thomas Fogarty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Earlsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
- There is only one tailor in this district his name is Andrew Cahill. A travelling tailor comes around here often he dont stock cloth. Stockings are knitted locally. The implements he has is =: a sewing machine, a press iron, sicsors, a [?]
- Collector
- Jerry Doyle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyoskill, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mrs Doyle
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballyoskill, Co. Kilkenny
- Andy Cahill is a tailor he makes suits and coats. People have to take him cloth he dont stock cloth
- Collector
- Patrick Lalor
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Grenan, Co. Laois
- Informant
- William Lalor
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Grenan, Co. Laois
