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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cill Dá Lua

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Killaloe, Co. Clare
Teacher:
An tSr. Aileabhaird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0586, Page 253

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    A flourishing trade in stuffs camlets, and serves was formerly carried on, and two well supplied markets were held weekly but both the manufacture and the markets have been discontinued.
    Above and below the bridge there are numerous eel weirs, which produce a strong current in the river and there was also a salmon fishery in the district.
    In the vicinity are some very extensive slate quarries which on an average about 100,000 tons of slates are annually raised for the supply
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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
    Kathleen Mc Keogh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killaloe, Co. Clare