School: Ráth an Bharraigh, Clanna Caoilte (roll number 9067)

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1. Old Schools of the Locality (continued)

   

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   seventy years ago the ruins of which are still to seen. A teacher by the name of Mr O Donovan from Ardfield used to teach there. On the lands of John O Brien Kilkern there still stands a school. A teacher by the name of Miss O Driscoll also from Ardfield taught there.
   About a quarter of a mile east of Milltown in Castle Freke wood there still stands the ruins of a school called the Sprigging School. Embroidery and needlework is all that was taught there.

   

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2. Old Trades of the District

   

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   Old trades of the district Got from Mr James Spillane (60years) Killkerran, Clonakilty 21.1.1938 Long ago there was a spinning wheel in almost every house in the parish. It was used by the women for spinning the wool. There was a weaving mill at Camus about fifty years ago owned by

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   Language

   English

   Informant

   Mr James Spillane

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   60

   Address

   Kilkeran, Co. Cork