School: Cnoc an Éin, Cuinche

Location:
Knockanean, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Bhraonáin
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    They made their own soap long ago and their own baskets and their own candles. They used to weave their own baskets and quilts and their own clothes. Thomas Cooley was the best thatcher in Clare, Tom Burke was a great carpenter.
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    There was an old thatcher in Doora long ago his name was Tom Jones. He could put up four strokes in a day. He was the best thatcher in Doora.
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