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School: Árd-achadh (C.) (roll number 14076)

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Ardagh, Co. Limerick
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Máire Ní Mhadagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0487, Page 082

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    May 4th, 1938
    Kitty Conway,
    Cahermoyle
    Ardagh,
    Co. Limerick.
    Old Crafts.
    Ardagh was an industrious village in former times. There were three weavers in the district in olden times, James Drew, John Murphy and Pat Riordan. Pat Riordan had a spinning wheel, and he used spin his own wool and card it, and wind it into a timber spindle. Then he used sell it to James Drew and John Murphy, and they used make flannel of it, and sell it to the public.
    John O'Brian and Jack Kelly from Ballylin, were basket makers. They made small baskets for school children and big ones for drawing the turf form the bogs. Harry Copley and Con Breen, kept a bakery in Ardagh. Con Breen kept a public house as well. He supplied the district with good bread.
    Told by my father -
    Thomas Conway,
    Cahermoyle,
    Ardagh,
    Co. Limerick.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Conway
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cahermoyle, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Thomas Conway
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cahermoyle, Co. Limerick