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School: Borrisoleigh (roll number 590)

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Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipperary
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0544, Page 183

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    In the olden times when they had no machines for making nails, there were in each district a few men who made them. The people who made them got rod-iron and heated it. They had a special kind of hammer and every time they hit the iron it made a nail. The Ryans were the nail-makers in Borrisoleigh and were called "The Ryan Nailers." None of them remain.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. nail-making (~117)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Austin Kearney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Kearney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Upper Main Street, Co. Tipperary