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School: Rathdowney (B.) (roll number 15595)

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Rathdowney, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Peter Hegarty
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0827, Page 345

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    About 150 years ago there were no shops in this town but when the brewery started the people that were employed in it had to build shops to provide cloths and food for themselves. Long ago the people that were in this town had to travel to Templemore and Maryborough for their goods.
    At that time the people did their shopping on a Sunday and that custom is still kept up in the West.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Willie Whealan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathdowney, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mr Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    92
    Address
    Coolkerry, Co. Laois