School: Knockerra (C.), Killimer
- Location:
- Cnoc Dhoire, Co. an Chláir
- Teacher: Eibhlín Ní Cholgain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0629, Page 222
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- About 60 years ago a Scotchman named James M. Laughlin came as ganger with a mining expert to quarry flags in Knockerra.
The mining expert failed, and Mac Laughlin made up his mind that he could do better if he got the assistance of the workmen and carters. He was financially weak and because he was an interprising man in whom they and confidence they went to work with a will in a different part of the quarry and succeeded beyond all expectations. Local small farmers carted the flags to the Quay in Kilrush from which they were sent in schooners to Glasgow, Belfast and other centres. They all waited for their pay until such time as he Mr. Mac Laughlin got paid for his first schooner load, when he paid every ma n what was due to him. He continued the work, got more machinery, with the result that he had about forty men working ere long. The carter continued to cart the flags to Kilrush(continues on next page)
