School: Rampark, Jenkinstown (roll number 2532)
- Location:
- Rampark, Co. Louth
- Teacher: Aodh Ó Fionnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0660, Page 103
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Local Happenings
“In Riverstown about eighty years ago there was a man who earned his living by making nails.”
In Riverstown about eighty years ago there was a man who earned his living by making nails. People called him "the nailer" for a nick-name, his correct name was Kimmons. Owen Mc Dermott of Dundalk used to make candles out of resen and tallow. He resided in the spot where "Carrolls Tobacco Factory" now stands. There was a man, named Ogle who lived in Ballymascanlon who used to go around the country buying sally rods and making baskets with them. There was a cooper who lived on Bellurgan poing and he used to make churns. A woman named Katie Breen who lived in the house where Michael Mc Ardle now lived used to weave cloth with a spinning machine.
- Collector
- Thomas Flanagan
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Joseph Mc Donald
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 46
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Address
- Riverstown, Co. Louth