School: An Sciobairín
- Location:
- Skibbereen, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Cuileanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0297, Page 175
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- (continued from previous page)trade in Skibbereen long ago. But the factories killed it with their ready made barrels
Tom Young was the last cooper we had here, he died a few years ago.
Shoe-making The shoe makers made shoes locally in their own houses in this town forty or fifty years ago but the ready made shoes destroyed them. Some of these old shoemakers are still alive.
Brewing Brewery flourished in North St where Mr Barry has his store now; some people alive now remember it.
Mr Maloney over in Bridge St made his own Lemonade while he was alive but he(continues on next page)
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- Níall Ó Briain
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