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School: Louth (B.) (roll number 1553)

Location:
Louth, Co. Louth
Teacher:
P. Randles
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0665, Page 146

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0665, Page 146

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    Tradesmen in this district are blacksmiths, carpenters, masons, tailors, shoemakers and harness makers. There are three blacksmiths forges in this district there is one beside the village and the other two are situated at cross roads, there is one of them thatched and the other two are slated. The blacksmith fixes the ordinary farm implements.
    There are two shoemakers in this district they are both beside the village, they do not make any boots now, they mend them, they start work at nine oclock in the morning and they stop at about seven or eight oclock in the evening, they buy whatever leather they want.
    There is one tailor in this district he is beside the village.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pádraig Ó Lionnáin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corderry, Co. Louth