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School: Tunnyduff

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Tonyduff, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cathaláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1015, Page 075

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    busy man. He had nine or ten rods in the fire at a time and as each rod was heated he had to attend to it. Although his work was light, it was very warm and he had to very attentive to his work. A good tradesman could make several hundred nails in a day. All nails in those days were sold by the hundred. One of those brothers was a better tradesman than the other and at the time I mentioned he kept three worksmen called "journey men nailers"
    There was no foundry nails in those days. All the shoemakers and slaters and all other people wanting nails had to be supplied by nailers.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. nail-making (~117)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bernard Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cordoagh, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Philip Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cordoagh, Co. Cavan