School: Tullybrack
- Location:
- Tullybrack, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: F. Maguire
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- There was a tailor in the townland of Leitra, he went to the houses and he made the clothes, he had no machine, this man's name was Hugh Darcy.
He lived about fifty years ago
There was a shoemaker, he lived in Corraholia, he made very strong shoes, and the people liked his work well. His name was John McGovern he lived about twenty years ago.
There lived a weaver in Tonlagee about fifty years ago, his name was Patrick Dolan.
He wove linen and wool.
Candles were made up to about fifty years ago. The candle was a dried rush dipped in grease or tallow. The candlestick was generally a wooden stick(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Frank Maguire
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tullybrack, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Kathleen Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Leitra, Co. Cavan
