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School: Ferbane (Convent)

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Ferbane, Co. Offaly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0814, Page 067

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    There were several industries carried on in this district about sixty years ago, but many of them have died out. The principal were spinning and weaving, because people had to make the material for their own clothes. The women used to spin flax and wool with a spinning wheel. Then it would be woven into material on a hand - loom by a weaver, and the tailor would go from house to house making the clothes.
    The only trades carried on in this district now are carpentry and smith - work.
    The carpenter makes cars,
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary J. Kenny
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ferbane, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mr Stephen Kenny
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ferbane, Co. Offaly