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

Location:
Rathdowney, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Peter Hegarty
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0827, Page 376

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    A long time ago a man named Fanning started a nailers shop on the east end of the Square on the north side of the street. They made nails for a long time until thirty years ago they started to make them by machinery. Then Mr Fanning died and Mr J O'Brien bought the shop and built a house there. This story was told to me by a very old woman named Mrs Leahy of the Square Rathdowney who is about 80 years and she remembers them to be
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. nail-making (~117)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Liam Quinn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathdowney, Co. Laois