School: Sráid na Cathrach (C.) (roll number 8851)
- Location:
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Úna, Bean Uí Bhriain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0622, Page 536
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- There were several trades long ago (th)at we have no trace of now.
About twenty years ago a nailer lived in the Ennis Road. He was known as Mick Steel.
Tom Dwyer was the last weaver that worked in Miltown.
Paddy St John has looms but he does not do any weaving.
Quilting was another of the old trades. It was done by women.
Pig killing was an important trade in the olden times. Morgan Hayes was well known for that trade. When he killed a pig he got a fletch of the bacon.
Cloving flax was another old trade. On the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Fitzgerald
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowkeel, Co. Clare
- Informant
- John Fitzgerald
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 50
- Address
- Carrowkeel, Co. Clare
