School: Cill Bheoláin (B.), Áth an Mhuilinn, Ráth Luirc
- Location:
- Kilbolane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Séaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0369, Page 131
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- About 100 years ago there were in Milford village,
................................. In 1938
14 shoemakers, ............ 0 though Mr George Fitzgibbon is a shoemaker he serves as rural postman also
6 coopers, ..................... 0
4 tailors, ........................ 0 (One works here but lives in Feenagh)
4 carpenters, ................. 4
3 blacksmiths, & ............ 2
2 weavers who had ....... 0
looms for linen, flannel, & tamin,
20 to 30 labourers ......... 0 unemployed
all the above had plenty work)
- Informant
- Mr Matthew Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Milford, Co. Cork
- Tallow candles were made in the farmers' houses.
Mr. Patrick O'Mahony (Dairyman), Kilbolane, Milford, still makes ordinary baskets of twigs. Mr. John Kelly, Blacksmith, made spades & gates. - Tallow candles were made in the houses & the pith of the rush was used as a wick. The people used moulds. Mr. Meade was a weaver. Mr. Ned McCarthy's father was a cooper & he made barrels & churns.
