School: Scoil N. Comáin, Hollymount
- Location:
- Maolla, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Donncha Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0105, Page 247
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- (continued from previous page)The shirts in these days lasted seven to ten years.
- All hats worn by men were tall-hats. A man left his measure with Michael Heron Ballinrobe. He lived in the corner house where Mr. Bernard Joyce. Co. C., lives now. The hats were manufactured and made in Manulla near Balla Co. Mayo.
- Masons.
There was a mason in every village. - There were two carpenters in Roundfort: Michael Costello and Myles Deasy. They used to make wooden plows and have them on show for sale every Sunday
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- Collector
- Donnchadh Ó Riain
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Address
- An Ráth Ard, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Informant
- John Merrick
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 85
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Maolla, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Martin and Paddy Hill, were brothers(continues on next page)
