School: Maghcromtha (B.)

Location:
Macroom, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Deasmhumhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0342, Page 245

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0342, Page 245

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    a cloakmaker residing in Castle Street named Miss Buckley.
    They are rather expensive, costing from £7 to £10, and are handed down from mother to daughter.
    In fact, in my own house there are three cloaks, which are regularly used.
    At any of the three Masses in Macroom, over a hundred cloaks can be counted at present in use among the congregation
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