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    the Greers much, and Mrs Greer wanted to stop it.
    Greer started a flax mill after, but he only bought the flax for his son in Belfast who had a mill there.
    They made paper there, strong thick paper for roofing outhouses of farmers. I worked it often putting it on roofs, before people used corrugated iron. They used to tar the paper and throw gravel on it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Jack Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    71
    Occupation
    Carpenter
    Address
    Faha, Co. Cork