School: Srath an Urláir (roll number 13367)
- Location:
- Srath an Urláir, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: Antoine Ó Tiománaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1095, Page 161
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- (continued from previous page)his early life, although he had read in his Geography that the world was round like a ball or orange.
In his father's time there were two hatters in Stranorlar, two or three smiths and weavers. All the flax was spun in the country about. Linen all spun at home - in Daisy Hill there is still some of the linen which was spun in the Bleach Green at Dreenan. The old gates were made by James Dobson. There was no such thing as imported furniture. It was all made by a man named James Maxwell. Hugh Maguire was a nailer . All the tins were made by tin-smiths named Gallagher. His grandfather had pewter. John Mullan used to spin and weave his own webs of cloth.
The shoe-maker was brought to the house so was the carpenter who lived & spent a week or so in a house. Every man could build and thatch his own house.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Anthony Timony
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bealach Féich, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Informant
- Dr P. S. Kerrigan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Leifear, Co. Dhún na nGall
