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School: Cill Bheacáin (B.) (roll number 13659)

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Bekan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P.S. Mac Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 392

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    chairs and sometimes sell them at the market. Owen Kilduff from Larganboy used to make gates, spades, ploughs and other things out of iron.
    Cormac Finn of Greenwood used to make wooden ploughs, harrows, spades, shovels, rakes, forks and other things and sell them to the neighbours. John Grogan of Greenwood and Stephen Clancey, who are now dead, were noted as good thatchers. John Grogan could thatch a forty three foot
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Mulkeen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonacurry, Co. Mayo