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1. Another Account of Con the Nailer - Con Duggan - Nailer (continued)

   

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   crabbit heads, slate nails, roofing nails. He had different moulds for the nails. He had a huge fire and a big bellows and a great man at his trade. He supplied the following districts - : Ballyclough, Longueville, Mallow, Ballygiblin with nails. While at work he was always singing. One of his favourite songs was "The Ballyclough Rambling Rakes". He worked for 60 years and was living in the house where Bill Dwane is living now and he had a forge there. It was all coake he used. He was not able to read or write and he would ask men to read the paper for him and if they made any mistake he would know it. He was very well able to play cards. The nails were sold by the pound and dozen. He was a native of the parish. Sometimes he kept a helper with him. The rod-iron was 6 feet in length and often 7 feet. It was a very good trade till the machinery was made.

   

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   James Twomey

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Rathnee, Co. Cork

   Informant

   John Herbert

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   70

   Address

   Ballyclogh, Co. Cork