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REMEMBER THIS: That time when toilets moved inside

REMEMBER THIS: That time when toilets moved inside

Toilets moving indoors was a slow progression for a myriad of reasons
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REMEMBER THIS: Abbeyleix gardener dedicated to family, estate

REMEMBER THIS: Abbeyleix gardener dedicated to family, estate

Richard Delaney went beyond his role as gardener and became a sort of caregiver to Brock sisters
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REMEMBER THIS: The gardener arrives at Abbeyleix (Part 3)

REMEMBER THIS: The gardener arrives at Abbeyleix (Part 3)

Gamekeepers, deer stalkers, chauffeurs, domestic servants, butlers, nannies and cooks are the stuff of British period dramas, but they were once an integral real-life part of keeping moneyed people comfortable
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REMEMBER THIS: Abbeyleix, arrival of the Brocks (Part 2)

REMEMBER THIS: Abbeyleix, arrival of the Brocks (Part 2)

In 1850, Thomas Brock died under mysterious circumstances. While walking in the woods behind his home, the father of 10 tripped on a log and shot himself in the chest
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REMEMBER THIS: Abbeyleix, the early years (Part 1)

REMEMBER THIS: Abbeyleix, the early years (Part 1)

Estate on St. Vincent Street 'has disappeared into the mists of time like some kind of lost civilization'
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REMEMBER THIS: Change comes to commercial laundry (Pt. 2)

REMEMBER THIS: Change comes to commercial laundry (Pt. 2)

Men from rural China came ready to work hard but found themselves unwanted by most employers. Their solution was self-employment in the laundry business.
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REMEMBER THIS: Commercial laundry service comes to Barrie

REMEMBER THIS: Commercial laundry service comes to Barrie

After seeing nearby Collingwood get steam laundry in 1886, the service eventually made its way to Barrie as well in the following years
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REMEMBER THIS: When wickerworks thrived in Barrie

REMEMBER THIS: When wickerworks thrived in Barrie

Turn of the century saw popular new industry come to town
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REMEMBER THIS: Coal business rose from ashes of father-son rift

REMEMBER THIS: Coal business rose from ashes of father-son rift

“All kinds of coal, hard and soft, the best quality the market affords and direct from the mines by rail, at very low rates, and delivered in any part of the town": ad from 1880
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REMEMBER THIS: Fruit cake and the English baker

REMEMBER THIS: Fruit cake and the English baker

William Edmonson’s elaborately decorated cakes were legendary about town, but none compared to the grand, English-style fruit cake displayed in the bakery’s front window at Christmas of 1872
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