School: Baile Bran, Ogonollae

Location:
Ballybran, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Loingsigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0588, Page 105

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    short distance away.
    The linen weaver was Harry Mooney who lived in Ballybran ,then he came up and lived in Ballyhurley.Harry Money was hunted out of Belfast for being a Catholic.
    Harry mooney bought a little cottage in Ballybran,and he also bought five or six acres of land.The ruins of the Cottage is there yet in the second field from the road.he married a lady from Tipperary and had three sons,Harry and Michael and John.
    James Mulcahy was the local shoe maker.he lived in Ballinaghera and earned an honest living for years by his trade.He had also a small farm and raised a large family. He lived to be eighty years old and is dead only a few years.None of the family took up the trade.
    There was another shoe maker named Jimmy Mulley. He lived over in Carhnena near where John Stritch now lives.His house was pulled down two years ago by Stritch for the stones of it.Mulley was a good tradesman but
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Ballynagleragh, Co. Clare
    Collector
    P. F. Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Informant
    James Mulcahy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ogonnelloe, Co. Clare
    Informant
    John Rohan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ogonnelloe, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mr O' Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ogonnelloe, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Tim Mulcahy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ogonnelloe, Co. Clare