School: Aubane, Sráid an Mhuilinn (roll number 16163)
- Location:
- Aubane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Corcaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0325, Page 016
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- (continued from previous page)The following Nick Names were applied to shoemakers who lived in Millstreet during the last 100 years.
Some of them belonged to the Fenian Brotherhood and in later days all were members of the Land League. Monday was a holiday by the Fraternity. The public houses in Millstreet used be opened on Sundays from 2pm to 7p.m. and they were too "sick" to work on Monday
(1) "Hairy Jim" - an old Fenian-
"Thadg Spile - Jem the Lamb
Concubhar Láidir - John Nell.
Jimmy Tollie.
Putt Kiely
Con Sense.
"Patsey Toe" - Fenian
Puller - Landleaguer - famous local character at pitch and toss
"Thade a-Moy"
"Disheen" Lame Jack
"Tiger" and "Badger" - still living
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Tadhgh Bolg - was a ploughman
"Jer Dad" and "Dan the Russian" were jarveys
Thomas the Nag and Denis Broker were carriers
"Battín Cud,""Denny Cud" and "Con Cud" were calf jobbers
"Jerry Bang Up" was a publican who amused himself in smashing up the house when under the influence of drink
The Gaiscíoch - a small trifling Fellow - who when drunk was continually boasting of his boyhood's Feats(continues on next page)
