School: Cill Bheoláin (B.), Áth an Mhuilinn, Ráth Luirc
- Location:
- Kilbolane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Séaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0369, Page 131
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- About 100 years ago there were in Milford village,
................................. In 1938
14 shoemakers, ............ 0 though Mr George Fitzgibbon is a shoemaker he serves as rural postman also
6 coopers, ..................... 0
4 tailors, ........................ 0 (One works here but lives in Feenagh)
4 carpenters, ................. 4
3 blacksmiths, & ............ 2
2 weavers who had ....... 0
looms for linen, flannel, & tamin,
20 to 30 labourers ......... 0 unemployed
all the above had plenty work)
- Tallow candles were made in the farmers' houses.
Mr. Patrick O'Mahony (Dairyman), Kilbolane, Milford, still makes ordinary baskets of twigs. Mr. John Kelly, Blacksmith, made spades & gates. - Transcription guide » 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
- Michael Fitzgibbon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Doony, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Fitzgibbon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Doony, Co. Cork
