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School: Knockjames

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0590C, Page 01_009

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    Long ago, there used people go around buying old clothes and bottles. They used to give three pence for old cloths and a penny for a pint bottle. They used to make paper and sometimes ratress. One of the people that was gathering them thins his name was Cahal. He would be gathering them all the Summer, and in the Winter he would make many
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Freda Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr James Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilduff Lower, Co. Clare