School: St Brigid's Convent, Mountrath (roll number 13343)
- Location:
- Mountrath, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Sr. Aquinas
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0834, Page 123
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- Nail-making
Mr. Thomas Wallis made nails in Oxpark Lane out of nail-rod with some implement which enabled him to produce as many as two or three in five minutes. The nail-rod was imported from England until the manufacture of boot-nails by mass production. The nail-making continued until Mr. Wallis' death five or six years ago. Mr. Donoughue made nails and coffins. He lived in Shannon Street.Barrel and churn-making
Mr. Ducey [?] who resided in Church Street where M. Little now lives, made barrels, butter-coolers, butter-pools, car wheels and old dash-churns. He was a cooper by trade.Woollen Factories
In Factory Street there was a woollen factory where 700 hands were employed at one time. The people spun and carded the wool in their houses, then sold it at the Factory, where it was dyed and woven. My Historian does not remember this,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Aine Dunne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mountrath, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Mr Thomas Dooley
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 84
- Address
- Mountrath, Co. Laois
