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School: Cnapach

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Knappagh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
S. Ó Hionruaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1017, Page 070

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  1. Old Industries (continued)

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    at the looms were called weavers and the other men were called hacklers.
    Often in these times two brothers would get married in the one home and would rear big families on this industry,
    All that remains of the old machinery in our home at present is the wheel of the spinning wheel.
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  2. Local Happenings

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    Many sad accidents occured from time to time but the sadest around this locality in the memory of those living was the drowning on Lough Sillan.
    The master of the Cullies took his Wife, moniter, and his schollars for a pleasure sail in his little boat on the twenty fifth of July in the year 1878. Just imagine those little souls, fourteen little ones in all how joyful they were that morning. Little they thought when parting with their parents, and their hearts full of joy, that they would
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mullen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corleckduff, Co. Cavan