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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ráth Luirc

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Charleville, Co. Cork
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0368, Page 362

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    In olden times Charleville was one of the best Southern towns for home industry. There were candle makers, weavers, coopers, basket makers, thatchers, tanyards, dyers, lime kilns.
    In the Southern end of the town candle and soap makers combined. They used to buy old horses and cattle. Then they killed them and afterwards boiled down the flesh and from the fat made soap and candles in a crude way.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Treasa Ní Ghráda
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Broghill South, Co. Cork