School: Dún Bhéacháin (Dunbeacon) (roll number 15552)
- Location:
- Dunbeacon, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Foghlú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0289, Page 167
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- (continued from previous page)Mr. T. Burke's brother, Dreenlomane, and Mrs. C Donovan used to find the "four leaf shamrock" very often. They were very lucky as a result.
- Thatching:-
A famous local thatcher was a man named John Coughlan of Cashelane. The man who did the thatching for my Grandmother's people was Michael Nugent of Libeen whose descendants even the present generation are famous thatchers.
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Nail-making:-
Horse-shoe nails were made in all the local forges fifty years ago but they are not made now.
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Churn-making:-
The only local churn-makers were the Sheehens of Currydorgan. One of these called "Jack the Cooper" still makes and mends churns. - Collector
- Mary O' Sullivan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shantullig North, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs Mary Moynihan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Shantullig North, Co. Cork
