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School: Loch gCarman (Christian Bros.)

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Wexford, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Br. Ó Héilighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0881, Page 050

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  1. A Wexford Lady Becomes Reminiscent (continued)

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    When night closed in, we all made to our homes, sorry that the day was passed so soon.
    At one time the Village of Killinick or Clinick as the old people called it was a flourishing place with its trades-men of every class. The were as follows :- a carpenter, a black-smith, a cooper, a shoe-maker, a tailor a basket-maker and a faggot- cutter.
    Each of those I menttioned earned good money. Then there was a dress-maker, or as the old people called them, mantle-makers or "Manty"-makers. A hat-maker or two made our hats, which kept good for a year or two, from home-grown straw. They would be "done up" then as we called it. We would take them to her (hatmaker) then and she
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Kearns
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Martinstown, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mary Power
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75
    Address
    Martinstown, Co. Wexford