School: Borrisoleigh, Glenkeen (roll number 590)
- Location:
- Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Tomás de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0544, Page 351
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- (continued from previous page)there was a great rope maker living in Castlehill called John Ryan-lary[?] in the Parish of Borrisoleigh in the Co Tipp and he was a great rope maker and he is a good man at making ropes still. I did not hear what implements were used.
- In olden times there were many industrious carried on in this district. There was a water mill in Rathcarden for grinding corn and one in Millmount. They ceased to be worked about fifty years ago. There was a weaver living in Pallas Street, Borrisoleigh named Patrick Corcoran. After a few years he left Borrisoleigh and got a better job in the woollen mills in Ballyardella.
There was a stone-cutter living in Lower Street Borrisoleigh named John Brophy. He came from Holy Cross he was also a thatcher. Patrick Mahon is a cooper in Borrisoleigh. the Mahons were coopers for three generations. He is still living in Borrisoleigh. There was a basket maker living in Borrisoleigh named John Ralph about twenty years ago he went to Upper Church and is still living there. There was a brewery where the chapel of Borrisoleigh is now.(continues on next page) - Collector
- William Bourke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cullahill, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Patrick Bourke
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Cullahill, Co. Tipperary
