School: Mullinahone (C.) (roll number 15363)
- Location:
- Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Máire Ní Shéaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0560, Page 283
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- (continued from previous page)The Mullinahone boots were all hand-pegged, little timber pegs being used instead of nails. The making of eight or nine pairs per week was considered good work, but John Norton (about 70 years of age) states that in one day during the busy season he made four pairs.While Norton's business was in being, Alexanders, Whytes, McGraths and Kickhams carried on the same trade but on a much smaller scale. Richard O'Connell of Fethard St., John O'Brien of and Michael Nolan (senior) of Killaghy St. are the only surviving employees of Nortons. O'Brien and O'Connell still carry on the trade, each in his own house, but their business is confined to repairing.
- Collector
- Nellie O' Connell
- Address
- Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- John Norton
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 73
- Occupation
- Shopkeeper
- Address
- Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary
