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School: Morton St. Convent Nat. S. (roll number 12349)

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Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
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Miss Annie O' Dwyer
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0567D, Page 01_053

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    One of the old industries in Ireland was bellows- making. Bellows were used for blowing up the fires. To make them two pieces of wood were cut out in the shape of a heart, with a round hole in the back of one piece. Those two pieces were laid together and tacked together with thin leather. Into the hole at the back they inserted a piece of wood with a piece of leather attached for the clappers. At.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nan Roche
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary