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School: Lios Uí Bhigín (B.) (roll number 8791)

Location:
Lios Uí Bhigín, Co. Chiarraí
Teacher:
Séamus P. Ó Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0455, Page 013

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    Local Work and Workers
    In former years the work of carpentry, smithwork, boot-making and repairing, masonry and tannery were carried on by certain men in the locality. For instance the work of bootmaking and repairing was carried on by John Moynihan, Lissivigeen, but that work is no longer carried on in this locality.
    A few yards from the school there was an old forge by Tadhg Sullivan. All that remains of it now is the name. Pieces of iron waste may be found along the road near the site of the forge. About three miles from the school there is a forge by a man named Murphy. He makes every kind
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Courtney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Maighnis, Co. Chiarraí