School: Newtownmanor (roll number 4905)
- Location:
- Newtownmanor, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: P. Mac Néill (Nelson)
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- (continued from previous page)the crow" because she is so black.
- At present there are not many tradesmen in the locality but some time ago they were very plentiful. In my townland long ago there lived a shoemaker named Dolan but machine made boots became so popular tht no one took his place when he died. There lived a blacksmith in the townland of Cornalaghta. His name was Jack Duncan but when he died the same thing happened. The only remains of his forge is a large round stone with a hole in the centre of it which he used for putting the "shoeing" on the wheels of a cart. The shoeing is the tyre or band of iron which is put round the wheel of a cart. There lived a man in the townland of Gorudda near the village of Dromahair(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Clara Martin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cartron, Co. Leitrim
