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School: An Clochar, Roscrea

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Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
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An Mháthair M. Ní Thuathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0549, Page 054

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    (continued from previous page)
    the soles were made of beech and that the nails were manufactored in Roscrea
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    Weaving:
    A man in Bunkershill name Gummy Ryan, was a weaver. He converted the wool goven to him into blankets.
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    Coopers:
    The lynchs were coopers. They lived in Church St. Barrel-making was a great industry those days because there was distillery in Birchgrove. They made them from wood grown in the locality. Some of them were made of bog oak which was then very common. He also made tubs, churns and butter platters
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maura Walshe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glenbeha, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr Tierney
    Gender
    Male