School: An Clochar, Roscrea

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1. Old Industries (continued)

   

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   Wax-making;

   There was wax made in Castle St by a man named Offie Bennif. The wax was made for broque-making.

   
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   Butter-making:

   
   There were fickins of butter made. They collected the butter throughout the year. It used to be very firm and hard and three stone would often be in one Firkin. They took this to Kilcommon in an ass and cart and sold it to Cork buyers who were there. For a radious of eighteen miles around the place where it was made nobody ever ate a bit of the butter themselves. They had to make the rent for the landlord. The butter was tested with a wooden augur

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   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