School: O'Brennan, Baile Mhic Ealgóid, Tráighlí
- Location:
- Tonreagh Lower, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Loingsigh
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- (continued from previous page)worked with these spades.
Fire cranes are still made locally principally at John Twomey's of Maglass."
I might mention that James Cournane's forge was at Potally, but his home was at Tonreigh (about a 1/4 ml. away). - There is mention by one of the pupils of Brick-making in the parish - though what the materials used she does not mention - or how they were made. Here is the account she gives:
Peggy Quinlan (Thursillagh, Ballincullig, Rathanny) says:-
"The OConnells of Beheenagh were making bricks and selling them in Listowel. A great number of men were employed in the making of the bricks" - You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Nancy Mahony
- Gender
- Female