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School: Ballycumber (C.)

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Ballycumber, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Mrs Fenelon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0810, Page 328

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    Pottery Work: There was a woman who lived near Ballycumber who was a great pottery worker. She could make flower-pots and many other articles out of clay. Then she used to bake them.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Famous Thatchers:
    About two miles from the village is a place called Coroe. There lived a man names Pat Gibbons who was a famous thatcher. He was known all over as the "Man and a half".
    His son lives in Clara and he is also a good thatcher.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Harrie Fenlon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballycumber, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Michael Kenny
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    81
    Address
    Ballycumber, Co. Offaly