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School: Tullamore (St. Brigid's)

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Tullamore, Co. Offaly
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P. Sheehy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0806, Page 70

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    Old Trades
    Tullamore was noted for trades in years gone by. Some of them I have heard of are:- candle making, skin-tanning, basket-making straw bee hives, nail making, tobacco and snuff making.
    The candles were made by tallow fat boiled down and made into candles this was done in the old distillery in Harbour street When the skins were being tanned the hides were brought in dried and manufactured into leather. Basket-making was done out by a family named Brennan of Swaddling Lane The baskets were made by hazel sticks cut in the wood. The baskets were used in the potato season.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullamore, Co. Offaly