School: Clochar na Trócaire (Maothal) (roll number 13770)
- Location:
- Mohill, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: An tSr. Mícheal le Muire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0216, Page 118
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“From early in the last century until the early years of the present century there lived in Spring-field, Mohill an old linen weaver named Pat Breaden.”
(continued from previous page)account of the sad scenes that occurred locally in connection with deaths and burials. He also remembered when the Work-house was built in Mohill in 1841. It was then the old Town clock in the Mohill Church Tower was erected and in three or four years it will celebrate its Centenary.
Old Breaden lived in a little stone built house.
His hand weaver loom was a very old fashioned type and used to work it with his bare feet. His home used to be visited by many lovers of good stories. One of these was our late Parish priest, Canon Donoughue. After(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Cáit Ní Ghallobhchair
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Cáit Ní Gallcobair
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 45
- Occupation
- Siopadóir
- Address
- Mohill, Co. Leitrim