School: St Peter's, Phibsboro
- Location:
- Phibsborough, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: Ss. Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0799, Page 182
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- (continued from previous page)for whom he patched a boot nicknamed him "Patch beside the Hole" Evidently the patch was misplaced.Trade or Calling:Owen McArdle of Clonavogey - "Oweny the Barrow" probable did a good deal of barrow pushing at "the local Big House". Terry "the Shop. Terence Callan, of Drumallard, Broomfield.Nicknames of Irish OriginThe 'Bacon' King (James King, townland of Clonavogy Broomfield) - I cannot trace the meaning of 'Bacon' - bacan -hinge? Note The Bacon is I believe still alive - years ago he was noted a s very hard working man and one ever ready to take all manual tasks of a disagreeable or ardous nature yet with all he was a most kindly man in his own way. An ignorant unlettered man he had an imagination a d a depth of understanding of the things of nature rarely found today among those associated with the soil but I believe quite common in a less sophisticated age - the following incident will suffice to indicate the nature of the Bacon - "One day while engaged in cleaning up the local curate's garden the priest chanced(continues on next page)
