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School: Clochar Bhríde, Tullow

Location:
Tullow, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
M. Ní Dhubháin

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0909, Page 022

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In Barrack St. about 68 years ago there lived a man named Pat Byrne. He was blind but yet he could sow plants & weed them without pulling a single plant.

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Fifty years ago there lived in Tullow a man & his wife named Dick & Rose Foley. They earned their living by watering flowers which were at that time on the top windows of most of the houses in Tullow. They lived in the town hall. Late in life they left for England where they died. They were each 10' in height

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Collector
M. Roche
Gender
female
Informant
Mr Binney
Gender
male
Age
70
Address
Tullow, Co. Carlow
Language
English