School: Firoda (roll number 2788)
- Location:
- Firoda Upper, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Dáithí Ó Meachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0865, Page 185
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- (continued from previous page)a barrel of tallow-grease and make candles. They used to dip twine in the tallow and let it harden.Weaving was carried on near Ballinakill. A great number of people were employed in the making of flannel. The Ballinakill flannel was very popular. Cap were made there also. Some of the people were employed making nails.
Up till recent years lime was burned on every farm in the district and put on the land as manure.
Chairs and baskets were made in Ballymartin out of fir which was to be got in plenty close at hand.
Poteen was made at Downey's of the fox coveret.
- About two hundred years ago a number of people called Palatines were settled by the English government in Ireland. They were German Protestants who had been driven out of their country by the French. Their settlement in Ireland was not effected without opposition since Dean Swift and the Tories considered that there were Dissenters enough in the country already. However it was carried out(continues on next page)
