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School: Garrdha Clochair

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Garrycloher, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
H. Ó Cionnaoith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0569, Page 070

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    Old Crafts
    Brick-making
    There is a field in Garryclogher belonging to John Burke known as "the Brick field"
    There were bricks made there at one time. There are lines across the field on which men used to lay the bricks to dry for building in Cahir Military Barracks. [?] seventy years ago.
    The manager of another brick firm bribed the manager of these works to make the bricks bad so that the work would be condemned and his own firm get the contract.
    Making Clay Pipes
    As you turn up the "Cover[?] Road at Garryclogher and about a hundred and fifty yards off the main road there is a
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Willie Maxey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Garrycloher, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    John Maxey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Garrycloher, Co. Tipperary