School: Morton St. Convent Nat. S. (roll number 12349)
- Location:
- Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Miss Annie O' Dwyer
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- Candles were made in Clonmel where where Mr Quirke's shop is and there was another chandlery in Gladstone Street.
Agnes O'Brien, 20 O'Neill St
Informant: Mr James O'Brien - Candles were made in Clonmel long ago, beside Sutton's coal yard but now the place is knocked down. Theywere made in Main Street also.
May Mackey, 75 Ard na Greine
Informant: Mr Frederick Mackey - My grandmother told me that there lived very old people(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eily Mc Cormack
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Fitzgerald
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- c. 60
- Address
- Clonmel, Co. Tipperary