School: Coill an Easbuig (Bishopswood), Dundroma
- Location:
- Bishopswood, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Mícheál Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0582, Page 219
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- Candle Maker,
Jeremiah Dwyer who lived in Bishopswood about Sixty years ago was a noted candle maker
Barrel Maker.
A man named Tom Fitzpatrick who lived in Bishopswood was a great barrel maker. He used make barrels, churns milk cans, keelers, and cream cools.
A great thatcher.
James Ryan was a great thatcher.
A great spinner.
Mary Ryan of Bishopswood was a great spinner and weaver and she carried it on in a district called Rossmore.
Brick Making.
About forty years ago bricks were made in Bishopswood by people called Ryan (Brickers).
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- Collector
- Mary Dwyer
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bishopswood, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mrs J. Dwyer
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bishopswood, Co. Tipperary
