Scoil: Béal an Átha Móir (C.) (uimhir rolla 13614)

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1. The Tomloscon Mills

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   Early in the 19th century when industrialism was at its height in these islands, a man named Norris obtained possession of the lands lately held by Lean O'Rourke of Lereevy: i.e. Lereevy, Tully-oscar and part of Ardrum.
   Norris was from Down or Armagh. His faith was in flax and his hope in linen. He built a flax mill, hewed a mill race race through 30 feet of solid rock, sloughed with bullock teams the Lereevy Hills and sowed it all with flax and more flax.
   For a while he prospered. His huge mansion, stores and spinning mills were a wonder in the county. An auxiliary scutch mill was built at Pollonass and a colony of weaver established at Tully on the old road to Fenagh, but, bad crops, bad prices, competition or lack of transport brought

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   Stair Athraigh

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Mary Meehan

   Inscne

   Baineann

   Aois

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   Seoladh

   Doire na Ceachar (Mc Donnell), Co. Liatroma

   Faisnéiseoir

   Mrs Geoghegan

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   Baineann

   Gairm bheatha

   Farmer (Léirítear teidil na ngairmeacha i mBailiúchán na Scol sa bhunteanga inar cláraíodh iad)

   Seoladh

   Béal Átha Duibh, Co. Liatroma